tanker
/ˈtæŋkə/
A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid; A motor truck with a tank to hold bulk liquid: a fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker; An aircraft carrying a large supply of jet fuel or avgas for aerial refueling of other aircraft, plus equipment allowing the in-air transfer of fuel; An aircraft built or modified to carry water and/or fire retardant for dropping on wildfires
- plural
- tankers
Meanings
- 1
A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid
The tanker has a small crew.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
A tanker is a ship carrying oil.
Tatoeba · Swift · CC BY 2.0 FR
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A motor truck (lorry) with a tank to hold bulk liquid (with or without internal baffles): a fuel tanker (lorry), petrol tanker, road tanker
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An aircraft carrying a large supply of jet fuel or avgas for aerial refueling of other aircraft, plus equipment allowing the in-air transfer of fuel
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An aircraft built or modified to carry water and/or fire retardant for dropping on wildfires
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A tank car (tank wagon)
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Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit
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An airman who serves on the crew of an aerial refueling tanker aircraftrare
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A longboardrare