tanker
[tang-ker]
- a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
- a tank trailer or tank truck.
- to transport by tanker.
Origin of tanker
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Examples from the Web for tanker
Contemporary Examples
They pump their haul of diluted bitumen into tanker cars in the terminal's loading yard, thick with the smell of petroleum.
Historical Examples
There is a ship out yonder, but its a tanker or a freighter.
Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery PlaneDorothy Wayne
The tanker reported a damaged rudder and a destroyer went to her aid.
Sally Scott of the WavesRoy J. Snell
For the time, at least, the tanker and its priceless cargo were saved.
Sally Scott of the WavesRoy J. Snell
The tanker at the back of the convoy and to the right was slipping behind.
Sally Scott of the WavesRoy J. Snell
Meanwhile, Tanker Ike had been anxiously scanning the horizon.
Jack Ranger's Gun ClubClarence Young
tanker
- a ship, lorry, or aeroplane designed to carry liquid in bulk, such as oil
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Word Origin and History for tanker
n.
"ship for carrying oil or other liquid cargo," 1900, from tank (n.).
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