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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Sure enough, Spenser’s workers had quickly filled a tanker with keys and keys of coke, and Henry and Garza were set to provide a police escort.
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, given Boeing’s dismal record of performance problems and cost overruns on both civilian airliners and defense systems like the Osprey aircraft and the KC-46 refueling tanker, accelerating spending on the company’s new F-47 combat aircraft program is not prudent.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The Gulf would become a shipping channel, with 900-foot tankers traversing its narrow deep-water canyons that great whales and other marine species have evolved over millions of years to depend on for food, communication, mating, shelter and safe passage.
—Joel Reynolds, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
According to fire officials, crews used tanker and ladder trucks and more than 50,000 gallons of water while battling the blaze.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
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Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 27 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, given Boeing’s dismal record of performance problems and cost overruns on both civilian airliners and defense systems like the Osprey aircraft and the KC-46 refueling tanker, accelerating spending on the company’s new F-47 combat aircraft program is not prudent.
—William Hartung, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
The Gulf would become a shipping channel, with 900-foot tankers traversing its narrow deep-water canyons that great whales and other marine species have evolved over millions of years to depend on for food, communication, mating, shelter and safe passage.
—Joel Reynolds, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025
According to fire officials, crews used tanker and ladder trucks and more than 50,000 gallons of water while battling the blaze.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tanker. Accessed 7 May. 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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