A container for holding or storing oil.
 a number of underground oil tanks are buried on the site
 Example sentencesExamples
-  Another issue with old oil tanks comes up if you are selling your home.
 -  If the oil tank is low, the tank can call your supplier for a refill.
 -  We were pumping fuel oil from a 2,000-gallon oil tank.
 -  We saw a small leak in the fuel line running from the oil tank to the furnace.
 -  The movie is set in an abbreviated Middle East landscape of oil tanks, pipelines, helicopters and parched earth.
 -  The oil tank wagons weigh 19 tons each and have a carrying capacity of 43 000 litres.
 -  A 100-litre oil tank is hidden within the engine compartment.
 -  He installed a new oil tank.
 -  There are pumping stations and storage sites with lines of giant oil tanks.
 -  Service calls to repair oil tanks are not covered under the plan.