Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A ship, plane, or truck constructed to transport liquids, such as oil, in bulk.
  • noun A member of a military tank crew.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Same as tank-vessel.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A vessel used to transport large quantities of liquid.
  • noun A tank truck (US) or fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker (UK)
  • noun military Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.
  • noun surfing slang A longboard.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
  • noun a soldier who drives a tank

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Examples

  • I wonder if there's ever been a real moment in the history of the world in which the only way you could avoid getting killed by a tumbling, flaming oil tanker is by driving under it?

    Archive 2009-03-22 Tyler 2009

  • Crude-oil futures also gained support from a disruption in tanker traffic in the Houston Ship Channel and a port strike in France that delayed deliveries to refineries.

    Oil Hits 5-Month High as Japan Cuts Rates David Bird 2010

  • I wonder if there's ever been a real moment in the history of the world in which the only way you could avoid getting killed by a tumbling, flaming oil tanker is by driving under it?

    Thoughts from watching the commercial for new "Fast and Furious" movie Tyler 2009

  • Some 20 tankers have been booked to cross the Atlantic month, prompting a rise in tanker rates.

    More than a tragedy — a scandal « BuzzMachine 2005

  • Today they were told that a chemical likely (ok, CN said "MAY" but ... the tanker is leaking) have gotten into the water that is A KNOWN CARCINOGEN, and can affect you through drinking and/or contact. 6 days later, people!

    Archive 2005-08-07 Candace 2005

  • We could ship in tanker trailers on trains and have them driven to the various points around town.

    RSWA Making "Doomsday" Plan at cvillenews.com 2002

  • I received a telegram onboard the tanker from a politician asking me to fly the Canadian flag while the ship was in, quote "Canadian Arctic waters" unquote -- whatever that may mean.

    S.S. Manhattan's Northwest Passage Voyage—Observations by Canada's Representative 1970

  • I called the tanker navigator, who gave me a set of coordinates for our present position which I managed to set into my navigation gear; at least the machine would know where we were.

    Thud Ridge Broughton, Jack, 1925- 1969

  • As a matter of policy, we never predict the short term tanker market rates - our policy in this regard also applies to the 4th quarter of 2008.

    Marketwire - Breaking News Releases 2008

  • a tanker is a routine matter: men and material are well acquainted.

    Pilots - Part 1 1967

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  • A truck that carries a container designed for transporting bulk fluids or gases.

    March 10, 2008