tank town

== English == === Etymology === From the practice of steam locomotives stopping at small towns to take on water. === Noun === tank town (plural tank towns) (originally US) A small, unimportant, place. === See also === jerkwater town === References === Eric Partridge (2005), “tank town”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 2 (J–Z), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1931.