tanker
pronunciation
How to pronounce tanker in British English:
UK [ˈtæŋkə(r)]
How to pronounce tanker in American English:
US [ˈtæŋkər]
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- Noun:
- a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
- a soldier who drives a tank
Word Origin
- tanker (n.)
- "ship for carrying oil or other liquid cargo," 1900, from tank (n.).
Example
- 1. The move depressed tanker earnings for years .
- 2. Last night a cargo ship collided with a tanker carrying crude oil .
- 3. The tanker spilled its oil into alaska 's prince william sound in 1989 .
- 4. Let 's imagine a large cross-border financial group as a tanker divided into smaller tanks .
- 5. The fog around the new tanker underscores the uncertainty surrounding business with iran these days -- especially the oil sector .