Definition of "bunkering" [bunkering]

• The act or process of supplying a ship with fuel. (noun)

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• "The chemical engineer's career shift underscores the increasing scope and ingenuity of petroleum theft -- known locally as "bunkering" -- that can have far-reaching consequences for global energy supplies."
• "Each day, dozens of ships make the same tricky maneuver, known as "bunkering.""
• "The company claims that it was sabotaged by youths stealing oil to process in rudimentary home-made refineries - a process called bunkering."