oil tanker

noun [C]

Definition

› a ship that carries a large amount of oilPassenger, cargo and military shipsBoats and sailing craft

(Definition of oil tanker noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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