oil tanker

noun

: a large ship that carries oil

Examples of oil tanker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On September 25, the Puntland Maritime Police launched an operation to free the crew of the Sibu 1, an oil tanker captured off the coast of Yemen on August 20 that was carrying 20 crew members. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

On Wednesday, a drone strike and fire were reported on the Comoros-flagged Yara J, a chemical and oil tanker traveling from Turkey to Romania. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026

The strikes continued into the week, with UKMTO issuing fresh warnings Monday that a crude oil tanker and a product tanker had been struck by unidentified projectiles while transiting the strait. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

One was struck off Qatar Wednesday, after a drone strike sunk an oil tanker off Russia’s Black Sea coast, and two tankers were targeted in Bulgaria’s waters Tuesday. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for oil tanker

• anchor
• anker
• banker
• canker
• hanker
• rancor
• shanker