oil tanker

noun

: a large ship that carries oil

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More than 30 people were saved after an oil tanker and a cargo ship collided and caught fire in the North Sea off the coast of East Yorkshire, England on Monday, March 10. Phil Boucher, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025 All crew members aboard the oil tanker, Stena Immaculate, have been confirmed safe and accounted for by the shipping company. Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025 The oil tanker Seajewel suffered a series of explosions while unloading oil in the early hours of Saturday morning, blowing a hole in its hull, Italian news outlet IVG reported on Monday. Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025 Meanwhile, Russia also sparked alarm when it was reported to have deployed a Su-35 fighter jet inside Estonian airspace to protect an oil tanker on May 13. Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 May 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 Jul. 2025.

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