Definition of "tanker" []

• A ship, plane, or truck constructed to transport liquids, such as oil, in bulk. (noun)
• A member of a military tank crew. (noun)

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• "I wonder if there's ever been a real moment in the history of the world in which the only way you could avoid getting killed by a tumbling, flaming oil tanker is by driving under it?"
• "Crude-oil futures also gained support from a disruption in tanker traffic in the Houston Ship Channel and a port strike in France that delayed deliveries to refineries."
• "Some 20 tankers have been booked to cross the Atlantic month, prompting a rise in tanker rates."