oil tanker

noun

: a large ship that carries oil

Examples of oil tanker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The reports of impending attacks come a day after the Houthis claimed responsibility for an attack on a Saudi oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, a key shipping route. — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

The Houthis claimed to have fired a ballistic missile at another Saudi oil tanker. — Elena Becatoros, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

This was the eighth Saudi oil tanker targeted since the start of the blockade on July 22, a Houthi military spokesman said. — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) claimed to have destroyed an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 30 July 2026

Rhymes for oil tanker

• anchor
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• shanker