reservoir vs tank

tank vs reservoir

reservoir and tank both are nouns.

reservoir is not a verb while tank is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reservoir	Yes	No	No	No
tank	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tank is a hypernym of reservoir; that is, tank is a word with a broader meaning than reservoir:

reservoir: tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)
tank: a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids

Other hypernyms of reservoir include storage tank.

reservoir (noun)	tank (noun)
tank used for collecting and storing a liquid (as water or oil)	a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids
lake used to store water for community use; a lake (natural or artificial) used to store water and used as a source of water	an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies	a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk
a large or extra supply of something	a cell for violent prisoners
	as much as a tank will hold

reservoir (verb)	tank (verb)
	treat in a tank
	consume excessive amounts of alcohol
	store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it

Difference between reservoir and tank

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