Though the tank was being developed in many countries simultaneously, the first to enter service were constructed by William Foster and Company of Lincoln, England. Sir William Tritton, the designer and MD of the company, recorded that to maintain secrecy the cover story was devised that they were making water cisterns for war use in Mesopotamia. Paperwork described them as "water tanks", and the name "tank" stuck even after their true nature was revealed.
They are called tanks, unless you refer to a specific tank in which case it is called by its particular name.
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Yep they are.
Tanks were a naval invention, created by the British Admiralty. They were called LANDSHIPs when first introduced.
They are called "buildings" regardless of what is on tip of them.
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They are called army tanks.
The US Army tank platoon in Vietnam held 5 Patton tanks. 3 tanks were called the heavy section, and the remaining two tanks were called the light section. After the VN war the US Army changed to something more closer to the metric system; 4 tank platoons.
The large oil storage tanks used by refineries are called "oil storage tanks" or simply "storage tanks." They are used to store crude oil, refined products, or other liquids before they are processed or transported further.