oil tanker

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oil tanker (plural oil tankers)

  1. (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.

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