surge tank

noun

1. a large surge chamber.

surge tank

noun

1. engineering a tank used to absorb surges in flow

Example Sentences

Last month, a pressure relief valve on a surge tank stuck open, causing hundreds of thousands of gallons of wastewater to spill onto the street.

From Los Angeles Times

When that tank filled up, it overflowed into a surge tank and came out through a vent.

From New York Times

When that tank filled up, it overflowed into a surge tank and out through a vent.

From Reuters

When that tank filled up, it overflowed into a surge tank and out through a vent.

From The Guardian

Due to the open valve, fuel flowed from the center tank to the left main tank, and when that tank filled up, it overflowed into a surge tank and out through a vent, the spokesman said.

From Reuters