Tank top
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Image:Finishlow2.jpg In American English, a tank top is a sleeveless shirt that can be worn by either sex. The term is also used in Australian English, although the term singlet is more common in Australia. In British English, the term vest is used and a tank top is a sleeveless pullover. The name derives from its resemblance to a tank suit, a style of one-piece women's swimsuit with shoulder straps. ("Tank suit" in turn refers to "swimming tank," an obsolete term for what are now called "swimming pools.")
Tank tops are often worn by athletes in sports such as Track and field and bicycling.
Tank tops have been popular warm-weather casual wear in the United States since the 1980s and are regarded as acceptable public casual dress in most locales there. A swimming version of the tank top, the Tankini, is also an option.
George Masson is credited with originally designing the tank top