oil tanker

noun

: a large ship that carries oil

Examples of oil tanker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One seafarer was killed and three were injured in attack on the crude oil tanker Al Bahyah off Oman’s coast on Tuesday, according to the IMO. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 17 July 2026

That would have amounted to approximately $27 million per voyage for a very large oil tanker, according to shipping association BIMCO. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

The week before the captain of the Aquatravesia oil tanker arrived in Southern California must have been stressful. — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Since then, just a single oil tanker has arrived on the island, in late March — down from about eight a month previously. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

Rhymes for oil tanker

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