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tanker

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Definition of tanker

as in barge

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Recent Examples of tanker The boys sailed into Da Nang Harbor at night, then moored to a giant tanker in a Russian naval base. — George Boedecker Jr, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026 The driver of the 2001 Kenworth tractor-trailer tanker was not injured. — Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Sep. 2026 And a monitoring agency run by the British military said an unknown projectile struck a tanker ship on Saturday north of Khasab, Oman, in the strait. — Konstantin Toropin, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026 Crews responded to the area of White Circle and Browns Mill Road and found a tanker carrying about 7,500 gallons of diesel fuel. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tanker

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According to Nova, the shipment of equipment left Seattle by barge on August 26 and should arrive at Port MacKenzie, Alaska, in early September.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Each 10-megawatt reactor on a barge can power the equivalent of about 10,000 homes, can be moved via tugboats, and can be stacked alongside each other for extra power generation.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of barge

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Emirates SkyCargo in July flew the first commercial Boeing 777-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion, carrying more than 100 tons from Hong Kong to Dubai, with Israel Aerospace Industries contracted for at least three more conversions.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The ship is similar in size and capacity to the Sanchi, an Iranian ship that collided with a freighter off China in 2018 in the world’s worst oil tanker disaster in decades.

— Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of freighter

Noun

Paint has worn off and the metal underneath is rusted on the 1,092-foot warship, which is one of the largest in the world.

— Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
However, the prolonged deployment raised concerns amid reports of health issues, deteriorating conditions aboard the warship, and low morale.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of warship

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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
After its transponder started pinging again, the Kiku anchored alongside another Greek supertanker, the Nave Electron, which had arrived in the Gulf of Oman a day earlier.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of supertanker

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Most reached the region by steamship to Skagway or nearby Dyea, Alaska, before attempting to cross the Coast Mountains via the White Pass or Chilkoot trails.

— Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026
The ferry also stops on Ellis Island, part of the national park, and is famous for processing more than 12 million immigrant steamship passengers through its federal immigration station from 1892 to 1954.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 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

The companies could work on transport-basket optimization, regulatory filings, safety and security requirements.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
Since diesel is the lifeblood of the supply chain, a rise in fuel costs may result in higher prices charged by wholesalers in response to elevated transport expenses.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

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