oil tanker

noun

: a large ship that carries oil

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Syria’s new leaders are trying to distance their country from both these actors; days after Assad’s ouster, an oil tanker full of Iranian crude made a U-turn away from Syria, suggesting that Tehran might stop backing the country’s energy sector. —

Delaney Simon, Foreign Affairs, 2 Jan. 2025 This week, Finnish commandos boarded an oil tanker that officials suspect had cut through vital underwater cables in the Baltic Sea, including one that carries electricity between Finland and Estonia. —

Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024 Co-creator Christian Wallace has even admitted that some scenes, like a plane crashing into an oil tanker, are designed to amp up the drama for effect. —

Jay R. Young, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 The oil tanker ‘Devon’ prepares to transfer crude oil from Kharg Island oil terminal to India in the Persian Gulf, Iran, on March 23, 2018. —

Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for oil tanker