tanker
/ˈtæŋkɚ/ verb C2- To transport (oil, etc.) in a tanker.
- To carry more fuel than necessary for a flight, in order to avoid having to refuel at a destination where fuel is more expensive or in short supply.
He/she/it tankers · Past tankered · Past participle tankered · -ing form tankering
Verb forms
- Base form
- tanker
- He/she/it
- tankers
- Past
- tankered
- Past participle
- tankered
- -ing form
- tankering
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In April 1956, a converted oil tanker called the Ideal X sailed from Newark, New Jersey, to Houston, Texas, carrying fifty-eight containers.
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