tanker
noun
a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
tankers
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pluralof tanker.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Products are transported on huge tankers around the world, much like crude oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Our company, which operated LNG tankers in the Indonesia to Japan trade from 1977 to 1998, held annual conferences in different U.S. venues.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The union said some bottled-gas tankers are crossing into Pakistan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The U.S. military has provided some protection to tankers moving through the strait hugging Oman’s coast, and ship-to-ship transfers have been a growing way to get crude flowing out of the Middle East again.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026
The U.S. customs office was kept busy inspecting oil tankers from the Middle East which supplied crude oil to the refinery at Hess Oil.
From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos
