intertank
English
Etymology
inter- + tank
Noun
intertank (plural intertanks)
- A structure connecting the external tanks on a space shuttle.
- 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.
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