tanker
A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluidA tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid.
» The tanker has a small crew.
Der Tanker hat eine kleine Mannschaft.
На танкере маленький экипаж.
У танкера був невеликий екіпаж.
Meaning
8 sensesA tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid.
Tanker, Tankschiff
та́нкерtánker, наливно́е су́дноnalivnóje súdno
та́нкерtánker
(UK, US)A motor truck (lorry) with a tank to hold bulk liquid (with or without internal baffles): a fuel tanker (lorry), petrol tanker, road tanker.
Tanklaster, Tanklastwagen
бензово́зbenzovóz, автоцисте́рнаavtocistɛ́rna
бензово́зbenzovóz
(usually)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.
Without the KC-46 tankers orbiting in friendly airspace, our fighters would've run out of fuel long before reaching the combat zone.
An aircraft built or modified to carry water and/or fire retardant for dropping on wildfires.
While our ground teams cut firebreaks in the brush, the tankers kept the fire in the mountains at bay with frequent drops of water and retardant.
A tank car (tank wagon).
a soldier who drives a tank
Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.
Panzersoldat
танки́стtankíst, танки́сткаtankístka
танкі́стtankíst, танкі́сткаtankístka
An airman who serves on the crew of an aerial refueling tanker aircraft.
(slang)A longboard.
I swung the tanker around just in time to take off with the lip.
Examples
19 sentencesThe tanker has a small crew.
У танкера був невеликий екіпаж.
ruНа танкере маленький экипаж.
deDer Tanker hat eine kleine Mannschaft.
A new oil tanker was launched.
deEin neuer Öltanker stach in See.
The huge tanker has just left the dock.
A huge tanker just pulled out from the dock.
A ship that transports oil is called an oil tanker.
ruСудно, которое перевозит нефть, называется нефтяной танкер.
deEin Schiff, das Öl transportiert, wird Öltanker genannt.
Translations
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Forms
plural: tankersSynonyms
10 synonyms- a soldier who drives a tank:tank driver
- a motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads.:tanker trucktank truck
- a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk:oil tankeroilertank ship