oil tanker
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of oil tanker
First recorded in 1915–20
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The artificial-intelligence giants that carry your fund now trade on the same headlines as a burning oil tanker off the coast of Oman.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
On Tuesday evening, footage emerged showing a huge plume of smoke engulfing an oil tanker off the coast of Sochi, along the Black Sea in southern Russia.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The Russian transport ministry later said unmanned boats had attacked the Liberian-flagged Aframax Rio oil tanker.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
The agency did not specify the date of the incident, the vessel's origin or destination, or whether it was an oil tanker or LNG carrier.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
An oil tanker inched past, puking out fumes.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
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