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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Freight for a supertanker carrying Gulf crude to China was near a record $37.37 a barrel this week, Kpler said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

Earlier this month, Iran made a similar claim about an incident that killed two Filipino sailors on a Saudi-owned oil supertanker in the crucial waterway.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Saudi Arabia has condemned what it said was an Iranian attack on a Saudi-owned supertanker on Monday night that killed two Filipino sailors.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

If there’s any business for which changing course really is like turning around a supertanker, it’s Big Oil.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026

A Greek supertanker laden with two million barrels of crude communicated with the U.S. while it crossed the waterway off the Omani coast earlier this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

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