oil tanker

noun

: a large ship that carries oil

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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 An oil tanker is being pictured in the Persian Gulf near the seaport city of Bushehr, in Bushehr Province, southern Iran, on April 29, 2024. Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 June 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 11 Sep. 2025.

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