1
a
: a cargo ship fitted with tanks for carrying liquid in bulk
b
: a vehicle on which a tank is mounted to carry fluids
also
: a cargo airplane for transporting fuel
2
: a member of a military tank crew
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Reuters — Iran confirmed on Saturday that its Revolutionary Guards had seized a tanker in Gulf waters carrying a cargo of petrochemicals bound for Singapore over alleged violations, Iranian state media reported.
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Reuters, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
The tanker was previously sailing off the United Arab Emirates' coast, maritime sources said on Friday, and was carrying a cargo of high-sulphur gasoil through the Indian Ocean en route to Singapore from Sharjah in the UAE.
—Jonathan Saul, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
The tanker later deviated course into the Gulf of Oman.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
The gas release involving a tanker truck happened in Weatherford, a city of about 12,000 residents located around 70 miles west of Oklahoma City.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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Reuters, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
The tanker was previously sailing off the United Arab Emirates' coast, maritime sources said on Friday, and was carrying a cargo of high-sulphur gasoil through the Indian Ocean en route to Singapore from Sharjah in the UAE.
—Jonathan Saul, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025
The tanker later deviated course into the Gulf of Oman.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
The gas release involving a tanker truck happened in Weatherford, a city of about 12,000 residents located around 70 miles west of Oklahoma City.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2025
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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tanker. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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tanker
noun
tank·er
ˈtaŋ-kər 
: a vehicle (as a ship, truck, or aircraft) designed for the transportation of liquids
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