Definitions for tankerˈtæŋ kər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
tank•erˈtæŋ kər(n.)
a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases.
Category: Transportation
Origin of tanker:
1895–1900
Princeton's WordNet
oil tanker, oiler, tanker, tank ship(noun)
a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
tanker, tank driver(noun)
a soldier who drives a tank
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
tanker(noun)ˈtæŋ kər
a large vehicle that transports gases or liquids
a fuel tanker
Wiktionary
tanker(Noun)
A vessel used to transport large quantities of liquid.
tanker(Noun)
Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.
tanker(Noun)
A longboard.
1997: I swung the tanker around just in time to take off with the lip uE000149824uE001 Neal Miyake, World Surf Day 1997
Translations for tanker
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
tanker(noun)
a ship or large lorry for carrying oil.
- tenkskip, tenkwaAfrikaans

- صِهْريجِيَّه،سَفينَة بِتْرولArabic

- танкерBulgarian

- petroleiroPortuguese (BR)

- tankerCzech

- der TankerGerman

- tankskibDanish

- πετρελαιοφόρο, δεξαμενόπλοιο, βυτιοφόροGreek

- petroleroSpanish

- tankerEstonian

- نفتکشFarsi

- säiliölaiva, säiliöautoFinnish

- pétrolierFrench

- מְכַלִיתHebrew

- टंकी जहाजHindi

- tanker, brod-cisterna za prijevoz nafteCroatian

- olajszállító hajóHungarian

- kapal tankerIndonesian

- olíu-/tankskip; tankbíllIcelandic

- petrolieraItalian

- タンカーJapanese

- 탱커Korean

- tanklaivis, cisternaLithuanian

- tankkuģis; autocisternaLatvian

- kapal atau lori pembawa minyakMalay

- tankerDutch

- tankskip/-bilNorwegian

- tankowiec, cysternaPolish

- petroleiroPortuguese

- petrolierRomanian

- танкерRussian

- tankerSlovak

- tankerSlovenian

- tankerSerbian

- tanker, tankbåt, -bilSwedish

- เรือบรรทุกThai

- tankerTurkish

- 油船,油罐車Chinese (Trad.)

- танкерUkrainian

- تيل کے حمل و نقل کے ليے استعمال ہونے والي کشتيUrdu

- tàu chở dầuVietnamese

- 油轮,油罐车Chinese (Simp.)

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