supertanker
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5.1
- noun
- /ˈsuːpərˌtæŋkər/
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supertanque
- The supertanker arrived at the port, ready to unload its cargo of crude oil.
- oil supertanker
- a huge supertanker
Examples
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Crude oil can be shipped via mammoth supertankers in order to better utilize our country's vast supplies of yet untapped natural resources.
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Climb up the side of a massive, rusted supertanker, abandoned years ago.
Fiction book (1996) -
Turkish environmental concerns are threatening supertanker transit through the Bosphorus.
Academic text (1996) -
Though a couple of hours ago, we heard a huge noise, and it was confirmed that four KC-1... KC-135 supertankers had left the area.
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The UN operation that ended the Iran-Iraq War cost less annually than the crude oil carried in two supertankers.
Academic text (2003) -
In July 2002, as it started trial deliveries of oil to the United States, the Astro Lupus supertanker brought the first cargo of YUKOS's crude to Texas.
Academic text (2010) -
Due to its size, the supertanker requires special navigational routes when entering narrow canals.
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Environmentalists worry about the potential for spills if a supertanker malfunctions at sea.
Synonyms
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3.5
A very large ship that carries oil in bulk
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2.5
A very large ship that carries oil across oceans
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7.1
A large ship that carries crude oil
A large ship that carries liquids like oil in large amounts
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Supertanker joins super- ('very' or 'above') and tanker, from tank ('large container'), so it literally means a 'very' large ship that carries oil in big tanks.