oil tanker

noun

: a large ship that carries oil

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Discovering hidden cocaine on an oil tanker, Antonio sees escape. Callum McLennan, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025 The Houthi militant group claimed a missile attack on an Israeli oil tanker in the Red Sea on Monday and vowed to retaliate against the country and its interests in the region. Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025 Technical divers should try the newest wreck, the 196-foot-long ex-oil tanker, MV Hephaestus, which sits at a depth of nearly 164 feet off the corner of Red Bay. AFAR Media, 28 Aug. 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 4 Oct. 2025.

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