oil tanker
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[edit]Noun
[edit]oil tanker (plural oil tankers)
- (nautical) A ship that transports oil (petroleum), such as crude oil or bunker oil.
- Synonym: oiler
- Hypernym: tanker
- Hyponym: supertanker
- 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 141:
- Giant oil-tankers can often be seen easing up and down Milford Haven, where a vast new port has been developed since the late 1950s.
Translations
[edit]a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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