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tanker [ˈtæŋkər, Brit -əʳ] N

tanker (truck)

caminhão-tanque m

tanker (ship)

oil tanker

navio-petroleiro m

Usage examples with tanker

oil tanker

navio-petroleiro m

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During the late spring of 1945, she commenced operations as a tanker, fueling a number of ships at sea. en.wikipedia.org

The transfer of aviation fuel from a tanker to an onshore storage facility is highly volatile. en.wikipedia.org

Two of the ships in the convoy, a tanker and a freighter, were also hit. en.wikipedia.org

A chlorine tanker train derails due to brake failure after they were wrongly set to empty. en.wikipedia.org

The corvettes sank the wrecked tanker with gunfire and depth charges. en.wikipedia.org

There are simple types of open-topped wagons for transporting minerals and bulk material such as coal, and tankers for transporting liquids and gases. en.wikipedia.org

A week later, she expended eight torpedoes in an unsuccessful attempt to sink a large tanker. en.wikipedia.org

The distribution of drinking water is done through municipal water systems, tanker delivery or as bottled water. en.wikipedia.org

They survived an explosion, fire and then sinking of the tanker. en.wikipedia.org

The tanker entered a gradual left turn which became a spiraling spin as the fire rapidly caused structural damage to the port wing. en.wikipedia.org

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