supertanker

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Recent Examples of supertanker The navigable shipping lanes for massive supertankers are only about two miles wide in each direction, requiring vessels to pass through both Iranian and Omani territorial waters. John Liu, CNN Money, 23 June 2025 At least two massive supertankers that had entered the strait were reported to have made U-turns. Rob Wile, NBC news, 22 June 2025 The American supertanker doesn’t turn on a dime, and the results of this year’s 3D chess will begin to resolve this summer and autumn. Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 Moving the supertanker of investor skepticism, ie doesn’t turn quickly, will take time. Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for supertanker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supertanker
Noun
  • Putin is yet to comment on the developments related to the tanker, which the US had previously sanctioned for carrying illicit Iranian oil.
    Kosta Gak, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Fox News was first to report that SEALs seized the tanker.
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Holding a drone show in its place would not require a barge and would cost $80,000 to $100,000, said Amy Jean-Baptiste, the city Parks and Recreation Deputy Director.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
  • The wreck of a colossal oil barge is home to some of the bay's most stunning marine life.
    Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • According to air cargo data provider Rotate, freighter capacity declined 10 percent globally week over week, as of Sunday.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The freighter arrived in the United Kingdom at the port of Felixstowe just 20 days later—successfully launching the first-ever Arctic commercial-container route from Asia to Europe.
    Brett Simpson, The Atlantic, 26 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • As the ship’s pilot, Smalls took charge and ordered the crew to light the fires that fueled the steamship.
    Big Think, Big Think, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The steamship was capable of carrying over 1,100 passengers and crew.
    Raul A. Reyes, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • There is a famous image of a bireme, from a relief found at the Assyrian palace at Nineveh (in modern Iraq, near Mosul), that clearly illustrates the use of a decked warship with two levels of oars.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
  • They were transported to the USS Iwo Jima warship before being flown to New York to face criminal charges.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Fill the steamer’s reservoir with water and turn it on.
    Katie Cloyd, Martha Stewart, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Her must-haves span everything from a wrinkle-busting travel steamer and sleep-friendly essentials to smart in-flight upgrades and organizational tools that keep her carry-on under control.
    Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 16 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The ferryboat was on the go all day long, covering more miles in a day than the barge would cover in a century.
    Eric DuVall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • One foggy morning this spring, a ferryboat traversed the choppy waters between lower Manhattan and Governors Island.
    Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The world's largest containership, built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, in Rotterdam harbor, Netherlands, on August 12, 2022.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025

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“Supertanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supertanker. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.

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