1852 Sci. Amer. 28 Dec. 112 The gas we employ for lighting our streets, if it were saturated with oxygen, would, when a burner was opened and touched with a match, ignite quick as the lightning flash all the gas in every pipe and gas-tank in our city.

1921 Sci. Amer. Oct. 311/1 The gas was collected in the gas tank and then forced through an apparatus to free it of carbon dioxide.

1987 Times (Nexis) 30 Jan. The inquiry will attempt to find if there was a leak in the gas tank or the pipelines and pumps.

2001 A. Wheatle East of Acre Lane 5 His eyes went eastwards and he took in the Oval cricket ground, backdropped by huge round gas tanks.

2011 Advertiser (Adelaide) (Nexis) 5 Feb. (Mag.) 18 Divers..operate their gas tanks with a rule of ‘thirds’. That means you use a third of your air to get in to a cave, a third to get out, with a third left for emergencies.

1916 G. A. England Alibi xxxi. 305 Arthur..returned and got a water-pail, and in two trips filled the gas-tank of the motor-boat.

1946 Liberty 25 May 74/3 You'd better watch to see that the attendants replace the caps on your gas tank and radiator and oil inlet. They have a habit of forgetting those little details.

1982 T. Heath Last Hiding Place i. ii. 17 Gabe took a large crescent wrench from the toolbox under the gas tank on the tractor. He hefted it in his hand; it weighed top-heavy like a club.

2000 R. Barger et al. Hell's Angel v. 82 They had stripped it out and installed extra gas tanks for the long journey across the Pacific.

1916 Lancaster (Ohio) Daily Gaz. 14 Aug. 4/6 Lost—Black gas tank cap lost this morning on Main or Broad Street.

1951 Pop. Mech. Mar. 76/1 (advt.) The Defiance Gas Tank Cap is self locking, no key is necessary. It's theft-proof too, as the cap can't be removed from car or left at station.

2009 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 9 July g19 I have noticed a buildup of pressure in the gas tank so now..I open the gas tank cap and release pressure before starting the car.