: an auxiliary fuel tank for airplanes that can be jettisoned (as when empty)
Examples of drop tank in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the WebThe lack of missiles and drop tanks hanging off the wings and fuselage improves the aircraft's radar-cross section.—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 3 Nov. 2015 The MiG-17PF even comes with a pair of drop tanks for cross-country travel.—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 Oct. 2017
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