oil tanker

noun

: a large ship that carries oil

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For multiple years, the oil tanker has been sanctioned by the United States due to its involvement in an illicit oil shipping network supporting foreign terrorist organizations. Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 The administration earlier justified its seizure of a Venezuelan oil tanker as enforcing sanctions blocking Venezuela’s oil exports. Laura Kelly, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2025 Bloomberg first reported the oil tanker seizure. Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025 The memorandum of understanding includes an adjustment of an oil tanker ban off parts of the British Columbia coast if a pipeline comes to fruition. Rob Gillies, Fortune, 27 Nov. 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 16 Dec. 2025.

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