Tank top

The two runners in the above photograph are wearing different styles of tank top.

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In American English a tank top is a sleeveless shirt that can be worn by either sex. The term is also used in Australian English; however the term singlet is more common. The name derives from its resemblance to a tank suit, a style of one-piece women's swimsuit with shoulder straps. ("Tank suit" in turn refers to "swimming tank," an obsolete term for what are now called "swimming pools.")

Related Topics:
American English - Shirt - Australian English - Tank suit - Swimsuit - Swimming pool

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Tank tops are often worn by athletes in sports such as Track and field and bicycling.

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Track and field - Bicycling

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Tank tops have been popular warm-weather casual wear in the United States since the 1980s and are regarded as acceptable public casual dress in most locales there.

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Elsewhere, the term singlet or vest may be used.

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In British English a tank top denotes a sleeveless pullover.

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British English - Pullover

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