tank top

noun
1.
a close-fitting, low-cut top having shoulder straps and often made of lightweight, knitted fabric.
Also called tank.
Origin
1945-50
Examples from the web for tank top
  • In amateur video taken at the shooting scene, the gunman appeared to have short hair and wore jeans and a white tank top.
  • The sparkling tank top and barely there short-shorts.
  • Then, in a bedroom, a brunette wearing a tank top points a gun at you.
  • Cut the tank top insulation to fit around the piping in the top of the tank.
  • The septic tank shall placed such that the tank top is level.
  • Applicants will not be permitted to wear any type of shorts, spandex clothing or tank top style shirts.
  • She was wearing only underwear bottoms and a tank top.
  • Also reduce the pumping rate when the fuel level is near the tank top to reduce the risk of flashover to parts of the roof.
  • Baffles shall be constructed the full width and height of the tank with a gap between the top of the baffle and the tank top.
British Dictionary definitions for tank top

tank top

noun
1.
a sleeveless upper garment with wide shoulder straps and a low neck, usually worn over a shirt, blouse, or jumper
Word Origin
C20: named after tank suits, one-piece bathing costumes of the 1920s worn in tanks or swimming pools
Word Origin and History for tank top
n.

1968, from tank suit "one-piece bathing costume" (1920s), so called because it was worn in a swimming tank (n.), i.e. pool.