intertank

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English

Etymology

From inter- +‎ tank.

Noun

intertank (plural intertanks)

  1. A structure in between the stacked tanks of a rocket body, where one tank is arranged above/below another, in the vertical body.
    • 2009 July 17, Kenneth Chang, “NASA Optimistic That Debris Did Not Damage Shuttle”, in New York Times:
      As shown in photographs taken of the external tank after it was jettisoned, most of the missing foam peeled off in strips from the intertank section.