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tanker

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Definition of tanker

as in barge

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Recent Examples of tanker Unconfirmed reports said the tanker was carrying oil from Novorossiysk to India and was attacked by Ukrainian sea drones. — Samya Kullab, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 According to a report by the Financial Times, tanker captains navigating the Strait of Hormuz can now earn monthly compensation reaching up to 100,000 dollars, alongside an additional 50,000 dollar bonus per transit. — CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 Maritime intelligence software company Windward counted 11 tanker and cargo crossings in the 24 hours ending Tuesday, with three inbound and eight outbound. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 The distinction between the two becomes less meaningful when an attack on a Saudi pipeline, port or tanker can have consequences for the same national security interests as an attack on Saudi airspace. — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tanker

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Noun

The prologue starts in 1986 in Newfoundland with a family relocating, uprooting their lives in the most all-encompassing of ways, taking their entire home — propped up on a barge and steered by a lone motorboat — across a bay.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
That is especially true for remote communities that must have their fuel flown in or delivered by barge before the rivers ice over.

— Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of barge

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New orders secured The company has reportedly attracted over 100 orders for the new freighter even as flight testing gets underway.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
However, the average vessel isn't exactly sailing around the world for years on end like a commercial freighter.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of freighter

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North Korea has intensified tensions with a series of military displays this month, including short-range ballistic missile launches, live-fire missile and artillery exercises, and the commissioning of a new warship.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Earlier this week, Denmark accused a Russian warship of firing two emergency flares at a Danish military helicopter over the Baltic Sea.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of warship

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In addition to the hazard pay for crews, shipowners are also paying for insurance, and the war risk can command 6%-10% of a ship’s value—translating to up to $20 million for a supertanker sailing through the Gulf.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Iran however said a supertanker that had caught fire over the weekend had struck two naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz, bringing it to a halt.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of supertanker

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Passenger boats have not passed through these parts since the days of the steamship petered all the way out some 60 years ago.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
The paperboard card could be used to buy airline, steamship and cruise tickets, but the balance had to be paid in full each month.

— USA Today, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of steamship

Noun

Nearly one-third of containership imports and exports travel through the San Pedro Bay port complex.

— Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of containership

Noun

Like the squeezy dumpling, this one has a blushing cartoon face and accompanying tan steamer basket.

— Eva Flowe October 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
The 12-piece set includes two sauce pans, two skillets, a saute pan, a stockpot, and a steamer insert with lids.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of steamer

Noun

Prior research has used bee stinger structure as inspiration for the design of microneedles, tissue transport devices, and drilling devices.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026
The latest conflict between the Saudis and the Houthis began last month after the rebels seized key areas along the Bab al Mandab strait, a critical waterway for the transport of gulf oil and other goods at the southern end of the Red Sea off Yemen.

— Fatma Khaled, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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