They pump their haul of diluted bitumen into tanker cars in the terminal's loading yard, thick with the smell of petroleum.
There is a ship out yonder, but its a tanker or a freighter.
The tanker reported a damaged rudder and a destroyer went to her aid.
The tanker at the back of the convoy and to the right was slipping behind.
For the time, at least, the tanker and its priceless cargo were saved.
Meanwhile, tanker Ike had been anxiously scanning the horizon.
tanker Ike, who was riding ahead, suddenly leaped off his horse.
"They got a Danish tanker somewhere off Nantucket," he continued impotently.
Surprisingly, though, he did find a tanker with a full load, the very next day.
It was a long way around to the tanker Vern was on, hopping from deck to deck, detouring around open stretches.
"ship for carrying oil or other liquid cargo," 1900, from tank (n.).
noun
A competitive swimmer: The Lady Hawk tankers sprinted to nine first-place finishes (1990s+)
