Cylinder vs. tank -

[Lubomir I. Ivanov]

On 29 November 2017 at 02:54, Lubomir I. Ivanov <neolit123 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> the containers on ones back when scuba diving are far from "large",
> which implies that unless the word "tank" is used prefixed with
> something like "small", one might assume that the word is misused or
> just slang.
> on the other hand, "cylinder" is quite vague, as it's a geometric
> object if not prefixed with "gas"...and still seems like slang.
>
> in my country we call them "bottles" and both "tanks" and "cylinders"
> don't translate well as they have different and or vague(er) meanings.
>

actually "tank" and "bottle" seem like the slang words and "cylinder"
is the vague, but more scientific one.

lubomir
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