detank
verbEtymology From de- + tank.
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Aerospace, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences To empty (some substance) from a tank.
- During the test, the conformal skin heaters were operated and exercised to simulate various thermal conditions; the cabin was pressurized and depressurized; simulated propellant was detanked; […]1974, NASA technical note (part 7612, page 53)
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Aerospace, Business, Engineering, Natural sciences, Physical sciences To empty (a vehicle or equipment, or its tanks).
- The number two oxygen tank in the Service Module could not be detanked properly after the countdown demonstration test.1970, Society of Experimental Test Pilots, Symposium Proceedings, volumes 14-15, page 127: