tanker
Meanings
Plural: tankers
Noun
- a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
- a soldier who drives a tank
- A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of liquid.
- A motor truck with a tank to hold bulk liquid (with or without internal baffles).
- A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker.
- An aircraft carrying a large supply of jet fuel or avgas for aerial refueling of other aircraft, plus equipment allowing the in-air transfer of fuel.
- An aircraft built or modified to carry water and/or fire retardant for dropping on wildfires.
- A tank car.
- Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.
- A longboard.
Verb
- To transport (oil, etc.) in a tanker.
- To carry more fuel than necessary for a flight, in order to avoid having to refuel at a destination where fuel is more expensive or in short supply.
Origin / Etymology
From tank + -er.
Synonyms
air tanker, oil tanker, oiler, tank driver, tank ship, tank truck, tanker aircraft, tanker truck, tankist, zipperhead
Scrabble Score: 10
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