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Sugar Ray Robinson fighting in tank towns, Joe Louis refereeing wrestling matches and glad-handing at Las Vegas casinos—but no one could have predicted such a fate when Ali was Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
—John Schulian, WSJ, 6 Oct. 2017
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Etymology
from the fact that trains stopped at such towns only to take on water
First Known Use
1906, in the meaning defined above
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“Tank town.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tank%20town. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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