parcel tanker
noun Nautical.
a tanker designed to carry an assortment of liquids, as chemicals, or different grades of a liquid, as petroleum, at one time.
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Nearby words
- parcae,
- parcel,
- parcel gilding,
- parcel out,
- parcel post,
- parcel-gilt,
- parceling,
- parcenary,
- parcener,
- parch
Origin of parcel tanker
First recorded in 1970–75
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