tanker

[tang-ker]

noun

1. a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.

2. a tank trailer or tank truck.

verb (used with object)

1. to transport by tanker.

tanker

/ ˈtæŋkə /

noun

1. a ship, lorry, or aeroplane designed to carry liquid in bulk, such as oil

Word History and Origins

Origin of tanker¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; tank + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Iranian forces regularly target tankers illegally transporting fuel in the Strait of Hormuz, a key chokepoint for global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments.

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Ukrainian naval drones hit two oil tankers from Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" as they travelled through the Black Sea, Ukrainian officials have said.

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Last weekend, two oil tankers identified by the European Union as having transported banned Russian oil arrived in Venezuela with light crude and naphtha.

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Turkey's transport ministry said one of two empty oil tankers hit by blasts in the Black Sea late Friday had been struck again early on Saturday, blaming an unmanned sea vehicle.

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Turkey's transport ministry said one of two empty oil tankers hit by blasts in the Black Sea late Friday had been struck again early on Saturday, blaming an unmanned sea vehicle.

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