Thesaurus results for SUPERTANKER

supertanker

noun

as in tanker

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Recent Examples of supertanker Its long jetties jutt into waters that are deep enough to accommodate oil supertankers, making the island a critical site for oil distribution. —

Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026 That makes up 8% of the total supertanker fleet, making the pair the largest owners of the ships in the world. —

Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 17 Mar. 2026 Russian supertanker Astro Lupus waits to unload its cargo of the first direct shipment of Russian crude oil on July 3, 2002 in the Gulf of Mexico. —

Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2026 The supertanker was seen sailing under the flag of Guyana, according to the BBC. —

Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 11 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for supertanker

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Hopes that tanker traffic could resume with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz were dashed before engines could even fire up.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
The protests have caused chaos as blockades at Ireland’s only oil refinery and several vital depots prevented tanker trucks from delivering fuel to service stations and more than a third of pumps ran dry.

— Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026