oil tanker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of oil tanker
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Maritime security firm Ambrey said a Kuwaiti crude oil tanker was hit late Tuesday off the coast of Oman, causing a fire on board.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
One vessel, an oil tanker called Seeker 8, dropped cargo off at Hengli’s refinery in January, ship-tracking data suggest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Timely intervention and salvaging the oil tanker is of essence to prevent worse," Zwijnenburg said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
Ship-tracking data from MarineTraffic shows the crude oil tanker Rodos, loaded with Saudi crude, departed for India from the Red Sea port of al-Muajiz on Monday evening.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Even here, in the belly of an old oil tanker, there were rats, but these ones had died a long time ago.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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