Definitions for tanker
ˈtæŋ kərtanker

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. oil tanker, oiler, tanker, tank ship(noun)

   a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk

2. tanker, tank driver(noun)

   a soldier who drives a tank

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1. tanker(Noun)

   A vessel used to transport large quantities of liquid.

2. tanker(Noun)

   Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.

3. 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

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1. Tanker

   A tanker is a merchant vessel designed to transport liquids or gases in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and gas carrier.

How to pronounce tanker?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tanker in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tanker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of tanker in a Sentence

1. Mohammad Bagheri:

   Capture of the Iranian oil tanker based on fabricated excuses ... will not be unanswered and when necessary Tehran will give appropriate answer.

2. Tom Roseen:

   Despite plus-side equity returns, both fund investors and ETF investors were net redeemers of equity assets, redeeming a net $8.4 billion for the week, shrugging off progress in the U.S.-China trade talks, a nice start to the Q2 earnings season, and general agreement on the U.S. budget and ceiling, investors showed constraint after learning that Iran had seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, increasing geopolitical concerns.

3. Bart Graves:

   The tanker was heavily damaged in the rear so we had( to) pump out the liquid into the median so the tanker could be lifted onto a tow truck.

4. Seyed Abbas Mousavi:

   Because from the early hours of the tanker's detention, we announced that Syria was not its destination.

5. Omran Al-Zwie:

   An oil tanker was supposed to dock at the port this morning, but the weather was against this. We will wait until the weather allows us to go ahead.

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