Definition of "supertanker" [supertanker]

• A very large ship, usually between 100,000 and 400,000 displacement tons, used for transporting oil and other liquids in large quantities. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The term supertanker originally applied to the class of tankers too large to transit international canals while carrying cargo, and currently defined by two ship classes: Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) between ~200,000 and ~300,000 deadweight tons (dwt) and Ultra Large Crude Carriers (ULCCs) greater than ~300,000 dwt."
• "At the end of “The A-Team,” a huge supertanker is exploded and an aerial view makes the 100 or so enormous box cars strewn all over the port look like little Lego toys."
• "John Travolta talks about his son oil for a record ransom and witnesses said four pirates were killed in Greek supertanker and its crew of 28 on Monday after a rival pirate group attacked the pirates onboard in an ... naval coalition in the gulf."