it's the same word in English: tank top

ganz sicher?

ich möchte nicht falsch verstanden werden, da es um eine us-amerikanische schulordung geht!

j.

I can't speak for US - they speak a very different language. Tank tops are known in the UK, by everyone, and are not generally liked because they seem old-fashioned and something worn by old men!

ohh... it's a comfortable and for young girl or younger women.
You usually wear it in your freetime and it's casual.

....and so it is. I've looked on Google Bilder. There are a few designs for men too. An old design has been updated.

Tank top is very familiar , if you want to be more formal for your "Schulordnung" then maybe use: sleeveless shirt made from lightweight fabric?

So what do you think: Can I use the word?

I think tank top will be fine for your Americans. I've looked at Google again and there is indeed a logic to what I've said. A tank top in the UK is a sleeveless pullover - so knitwear (this is the thing worn by old men!!) in US/Australian English a tank top is the kind of Spaghetti-Träger thing you mention - in UK English we call them a vest.

Didn't I say American and British English are totally different languages!!!

Thank you a lot!!!

J.

@ Just Lynn

I want to use the word in a letter to my family in Texas.
Just because I want to ask if it is allowed to wear it in school.

Thank you for your (long) formal explanation!

J.

when you write to the people in America put "tank top (sleeveless T-shirt)" then there can be no room for misunderstanding.

'Tank top' is definitely right. You could ask, 'Can you wear tank tops to school? Is there a school dress code?'

If you know the name of the school, or the district, you might even find information about a dress code on the internet. Try a web search with the words "independent school district" "dress code". (-:

F.Y.O. OED entry for BE use: "a close-fitting sleeveless top, typically made of wool and worn over a shirt or blouse."

Not to say that the fashion industry will never use the term to refer to a different type of T-shirt based top.

Thank you for your inquiry!

@hm -- us: I will ask my exchange partner because I know the dress code but I want to know if it is required.