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tanker

noun

Definition of tankernext
as in barge

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Recent Examples of tanker In 1987, the ferry Dona Paz sank after colliding with a fuel tanker in the central Philippines, killing more than 4,300 people in the world’s deadliest peacetime maritime disaster. — ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026 The tanker was hit by four projectiles fired by US forces, Tasnim reported. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2026 Crude-tanker stocks have led the rally, up 120% year-to-date, followed by car carriers, gas carriers and dry-bulk shippers, Lloyd's data show. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026 The fire broke out at a Howard Industries facility in Laurel after a paint booth caught fire next to a tanker truck carrying an explosive substance, Mayor Johnny Magee told local media. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tanker
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tanker
  1. barge
  2. freighter
  3. warship
  4. supertanker
  5. steamship
  6. containership
  7. steamer
  8. transport
Noun
  • Jackson’s availability was curbed by red cards at Chelsea — in Bruges, a barge and shirt pull with defender Han-Beom Lee suggested those flickers of fury and confrontation still burn.
    — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Within just nine months of launch, Bluecore Energy has rapidly accelerated its path toward floating nuclear power by securing a port terminal, receiving its first barge, and starting construction on a test reactor.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of barge
Noun
  • 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
  • But worries are really about a potential breach of our warship protection and subsequent full-out war.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Such an approach could create multiple defensive layers around a warship.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of warship
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • For floors, a combination vacuum/floor steamer saves time and cleans well.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Made from lightweight, stretchy nylon and spandex fabric, it can be worn right out of your suitcase without having to break out a steamer.
    — Mariette Williams, Travel + Leisure, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of steamer
Noun
  • Sunday's accident was the Asia-Pacific region's third involving a ferry in less than a week, underscoring maritime transport safety concerns in an area heavily dependent on sea travel.
    — IMAN SATRIA, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Diesel long dictated the roads, but electric heavy transport is taking charge.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of transport

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