tanker
Americannoun
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a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
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a tank trailer or tank truck.
verb (used with object)
noun
Etymology
Origin of tanker
Example Sentences
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Experts often describe the Fed as an oil tanker that needs immense lead time before any change of direction.
From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026
For one, tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t simply resume even if another cease-fire extension is confirmed, said Parag Sanghani, portfolio manager at Westwood Holdings Group, which specializes in energy infrastructure investments.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
This included a crude tanker headed to China, one to India, one tanker carrying liquified petroleum gas leaving the passage route and another one entering.
From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026
Then I ran the tank farm, the jet fuel farm, and the tanker and barge dock that feeds the trucking facility that supplies the jet fuel that goes into Boston Logan Airport.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The bow wave of the tanker hit him then, a large curl of water kicking sideways from the ship.
From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen
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