- tanker
- A ship designed to carry liquids in bulk in large storage tanks. Most carry oil but some carry wine, sugar products, and liquified gases.
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Tanker — can refer to:* Tanker (ship), a ship designed to carry bulk liquids ** Chemical tanker ** Oil tanker, also known as an petroleum tanker ** LNG carrier, a ship designed for transporting liquefied natural gas, sometimes known as a tanker * tank car … Wikipedia
tanker — [ tɑ̃kɶr ] n. m. • 1933; mot angl.→ tank (1o) ♦ Anglic. Bateau citerne transportant des produits pétroliers. Dégazage des tankers. Recomm. offic. navire citerne. ⇒ navire. ● tanker nom masculin (anglais tanker, de tank, citerne) Navire … Encyclopédie Universelle
tanker — tank‧er [ˈtæŋkə ǁ ər] noun [countable] TRANSPORT a vehicle or ship built to carry large quantities of gas or liquid, especially oil: • The oil tanker industry s outlook depends largely on the price of oil. * * * tanker UK US /ˈtæŋkər/ noun [C]… … Financial and business terms
tànker — m brod ili vagon konstruiran za prijevoz tekućina … Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika
tanker — (n.) ship for carrying oil or other liquid cargo, 1900, from TANK (Cf. tank) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
tanker — tànker m DEFINICIJA brod konstruiran za prijevoz tekućeg tereta ETIMOLOGIJA vidi tank … Hrvatski jezični portal
tanker — ► NOUN ▪ a ship, road vehicle, or aircraft for carrying liquids, especially mineral oils, in bulk … English terms dictionary
tanker — [taŋ′kər] n. 1. a ship with large tanks in the hull for carrying a cargo of oil or other liquids 2. ☆ a) TANK CAR b) a truck, semitrailer, or trailer with a tank for transporting liquids, as gasoline, or dry commodities in bulk ☆ 3. an aircraft… … English World dictionary
Tanker — AbQaiq Ein Tanker ist ein speziell ausgestattetes Schiff zum Transport von flüssigen oder von gasförmigen Stoffen. Als Beispiele sind zu nennen: Rohöl, Öl als Fertigprodukt, Kraftstoff, Flüssiggas, Wasser, Saft. Die Silhouette eines Tankers ist… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Tanker — Tan|ker [ taŋkɐ], der; s, : mit großen Tanks ausgerüstetes Schiff für den Transport von Erdöl: der Tanker ist havariert (verunglückt). Zus.: Öltanker. * * * Tạn|ker 〈m. 3〉 Schiff zur Beförderung von Flüssigkeiten, bes. Mineralölen u. Benzin; Sy… … Universal-Lexikon
tanker — noun 1 ship carrying oil or petrol/gasoline ADJECTIVE ▪ giant, huge, large ▪ gas, oil TANKER + VERB ▪ carry sth, tra … Collocations dictionary
