oil tanker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of oil tanker
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Since then, only one oil tanker, from Russia, has reached Cuba.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
US Central Command said on Wednesday it had shot at and disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was trying to break the blockade.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
Speaking at a rally on Friday, Trump said "we're like pirates" as he described an earlier helicopter raid on an oil tanker under the blockade.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
No interest rate rise is going to force an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, or clear the "hazardous area" of mines.
From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026
All around, sledgehammers rang against iron as swarms of men and women clambered over the ancient oil tanker, tearing it apart.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
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