tanker

[tang-ker]

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noun

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

verb (used with object)

to transport by tanker.

Origin of tanker

First recorded in 1895–1900; tank + -er¹

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Related Words for tanker

craft, barge, boat, liner, tanker, warrior, champion, mercenary, assailant, militant, soldier, boxer, combatant, opponent, warlord, bottom, bucket, can, bark, steamer

Examples from the Web for tanker

Contemporary Examples of tanker

They pump their haul of diluted bitumen into tanker cars in the terminal's loading yard, thick with the smell of petroleum.
Pipelines, Not Rail, Ctd.
Justin Green
April 10, 2013

Historical Examples of tanker

There is a ship out yonder, but its a tanker or a freighter.
Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane
Dorothy Wayne
The tanker reported a damaged rudder and a destroyer went to her aid.
Sally Scott of the Waves
Roy J. Snell
For the time, at least, the tanker and its priceless cargo were saved.
Sally Scott of the Waves
Roy J. Snell
The tanker at the back of the convoy and to the right was slipping behind.
Sally Scott of the Waves
Roy J. Snell
Meanwhile, Tanker Ike had been anxiously scanning the horizon.
Jack Ranger's Gun Club
Clarence Young

British Dictionary definitions for tanker

tanker

noun

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

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Word Origin and History for tanker

"ship for carrying oil or other liquid cargo," 1900, from tank (n.).