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Recent Examples of tanker
The United Kingdom's Maritime Trade Operations agency said earlier Wednesday the tanker's engine room had caught fire, and there was one casualty and two crew members missing.
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Frank Andrews, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Furthermore, six aircrew died after their KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft crashed on March 12 following a collision with another tanker aircraft.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
One month later, in Colorado, another tanker contracted by the Forest Service crashed after a wing separated from the fuselage.
—Abe Streep, ProPublica, 9 June 2026
About 60,000 gallons of potable water must be brought daily by tanker truck.
—Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
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Frank Andrews, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Furthermore, six aircrew died after their KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft crashed on March 12 following a collision with another tanker aircraft.
—Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026
One month later, in Colorado, another tanker contracted by the Forest Service crashed after a wing separated from the fuselage.
—Abe Streep, ProPublica, 9 June 2026
About 60,000 gallons of potable water must be brought daily by tanker truck.
—Eric Schlosser, The Atlantic, 4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanker
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The recent barge mishaps are symptoms of a supply-chain strategy warped by a century-old law that makes the most efficient vessels unaffordable.—
Colin Grabow,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Dec. 2025
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And with just a few commands, Cup of Jo went global, with images of Jo's Coffee Shop on a barge in the middle of the ocean; on a volcano in Hawaii; and in the Alps.—
Jo Ling Kent,
CBS News,
7 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Airbus is also developing the A350F freighter, which is expected to complete its first flight later this year.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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The lane with the strongest demand growth, Europe-Asia, also generated the largest incremental freighter contribution, adding more than 409 million CTKs as industrial trade flows between both regions remained resilient.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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At least five San Diego warships will participate in RimPac, as well as dozens of foreign vessels, including BAP Pisco, a Peruvian amphibious warship that arrived in San Diego on Monday.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
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The Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group had also included the USS San Antonio (LPD-17), lead vessel of the class of amphibious transport docks, with that warship returning to Norfolk last month.—
Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Optimism about a deal earlier this week also came amid reports that multiple large ships carrying crude and natural gas successfully crossed the strait, including an Iraqi supertanker bound for China.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Fittingly built in Japan, the 500,000-ton+ (when fully laden) supertanker Seawise Giant would set sail in 1979.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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But Kutepov’s successor at ROVS, General Yevgeny Miller, in 1937 was also kidnapped in Paris and transported to Moscow in the hold of a Soviet steamship before being executed at Lubyanka.—
ANDREI SOLDATOV,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Nov. 2025
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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
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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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Two vessels were attacked in recent weeks, resulting in the sinking of one containership.—
Lori Ann LaRocco,
CNBC,
16 July 2025
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For Feeling Put-together After a Flight Nothing pulls a travel outfit together faster than wrinkle-free clothes, and this compact steamer makes the process surprisingly painless.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
11 June 2026
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If creases bother you, pack a portable steamer or hang it near a hot shower, Coe suggests.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Pyka believes the aircraft could play a role in a variety of missions beyond cargo transport.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
11 June 2026
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The droughts disrupted important navigation routes, forcing river transport to drop by up to 50 percent.—
Nina Seega,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanker. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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