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supertanker

American

[soo-per-tang-ker] / ˈsu pərˌtæŋ kər /

noun

a tanker with a deadweight capacity of over 75,000 tons.

supertanker British

/ ˈsuːpəˌtæŋkə /

noun

a large fast tanker of more than 275 000 tons capacity

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Etymology

Origin of supertanker

super- + tanker

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supertanker

The sanctioned supertanker is in sight just a half mile away, according to the officials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

According to Kpler, the ship that was seized was the Skipper, a supertanker holding more than a million barrels of Venezuelan heavy crude.

From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025

The United Nations said on Friday it had completed the removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from a decaying supertanker off Yemen's Red Sea coast, averting a potential environmental disaster.

From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2023

The Safer was constructed as a supertanker in 1976 and converted later into a floating storage and offloading facility for oil.

From BBC ● May 31, 2023

A U.N. operation to salvage a decaying supertanker off the coast of Yemen is moving forward this week after years of delays.

From New York Times ● May 31, 2023

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