tankstand

English

Alternative forms

• tank-stand, tank stand

Etymology

tank +‎ stand

Noun

tankstand (plural tankstands)

1. A structure that supports a water tank.
   • 1963, Arthur Upfield, The Lake Frome Monster, London: Pan Books, published 1969, page 11:

     This he lifted to a tank stand to defeat the homestead dogs[.]

   • 1981, Dan Davin, Selected Stories, page 75:

     They disappeared round the tankstand. The umbrella still lay on the grass.