oil tanker

noun

: a large ship that carries oil

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This archive picture taken on October 31, 2022 shows a view of an oil tanker, seized by Iranian naval forces at the Gulf port of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 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 At the top of the pan-European index is oil tanker giant Frontline, which was last seen trading 8.2% higher as oil prices surge. Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 13 June 2025 More than 30 people were saved after an oil tanker and a cargo ship collided and caught fire in the North Sea off the coast of East Yorkshire, England on Monday, March 10. Phil Boucher, People.com, 10 Mar. 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 27 Jul. 2025.

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