tanker

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Recent Examples of tanker So Pryor is also dispatched to Smallville, from which, via computer, he is expected to devastate Colombia’s coffee crop and stop at sea all tankers delivering oil to various parts of the world. Arthur Knight, HollywoodReporter, 7 July 2025 In addition, seven firefighting air tankers were flying fire suppression missions over the area as conditions allowed according to the federal Incident Information System. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 5 July 2025 Multiple air tankers are also battling the fire as conditions allow. Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025 During the recent conflict, the Israeli Air Force demonstrated an impressive capability to reach targets deep inside Iran while relying on its aged Boeing 707 tankers for refueling its fighter jets. Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for tanker
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Noun
  • This company's launch vehicle, simply named Maia, is designed with a recoverable and reusable booster stage that will land on an offshore barge following liftoff from the Guiana Space Center in South America.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 9 July 2025
  • An unpermitted fireworks barge that exploded, injuring a half-dozen people in Alabama.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • This is no more outlandish than Carol’s flight to France by way of Greenland, or Daryl’s voyage on a massive freighter.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
  • The company grew steadily over the next 50 years, buying its first seven Boeing 727s freighters after two years of lobbying led to Congress deregulating air cargo.
    Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
Noun
  • On Sunday, two supertankers—each carrying up to 2 million barrels—turned back in the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear sites raised fears of commercial shipping being targeted, Bloomberg reported.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • China's navy has been operating farther afield and near Japanese territory with increasing frequency, the report said, noting that Chinese navy warships passing between islands in Japan's southwestern prefecture of Okinawa have tripled in number between 2021 and 2024.
    Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
  • Iron Bottom Sound was called Savo Sound before World War II, but Allied sailors gave it its current moniker for the huge numbers of warships that sank in battle there.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • In 1860, Ingram died while sailing aboard the Lady Elgin, a steamship that sank after being hit by another vessel on Lake Michigan.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 June 2025
  • En route to Milwaukee, one of the steamships, the Sultana, lost 42 Essex Super Six cars and sedans overboard.
    Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Harris notes the large market for shower steamers with energizing scents that help people wake up.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 10 July 2025
  • This unit comes with 12 pieces, including a long spray nozzle, a round brush, and a fabric steamer tool.
    Michelle Lau, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • The 794-foot liner, the biggest in The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s fleet, accommodates 452 passengers in 226 suites.
    Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • Fill a sachet with baby powder and tuck it in a drawer or on a closet shelf, or sprinkle the powder directly on the bottom of the drawer, then cover with liners to protect clothing.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • Programs utilizing these modes have the potential to reduce transport emissions 33.5% in Germany, 22.8% in Sweden, and 24% in the UK, the report cited.
    Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • McGuire Moorman Lambert restaurants transport diners the way few other places can, and Sammie's is a prime example of that magic trick.
    Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 15 July 2025

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“Tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tanker. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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