oil tanker

noun

: a large ship that carries oil

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An oil tanker is pictured off the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which is the main base of the Islamic republic's navy and has a strategic position on the Strait of Hormuzon April 30, 2019. Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025 An oil tanker is being pictured in the Persian Gulf near the seaport city of Bushehr, in Bushehr Province, southern Iran, on April 29, 2024. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 June 2025 This archive picture taken on October 31, 2022 shows a view of an oil tanker, seized by Iranian naval forces at the Gulf port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025 In 2023, an oil tanker fire destroyed parts of the I-95 highway in Pennsylvania. Scott Peters, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for oil tanker

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“Oil tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20tanker. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.

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