oil tanker

noun

: a large ship that carries oil

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On or about June 6, the oil tanker Ottawa found the body of assistant steward William Thomas Kerley floating a reported 543 miles from the wreck site. Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025 Fire and rescue services respond after a collision between the oil tanker MV Stena Immaculate and the cargo vessel MV Solong on Monday. Astha Rajvanshi, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2025 Shares of oil tanker firm Frontline were also boosted on Friday, closing 2.5% higher. Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024 An oil tanker carrying jet fuel was recently hit by a cargo ship while at anchor 13 miles off the east coast of England. Lauren Lowman, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oil tanker

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“Oil tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20tanker. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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