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oil tanker

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A ship that transports oil (petroleum), such as crude oil or bunker oil.

Equivalents

Españolcarrotanquepetrolero
FrançaisPétrolier
DeutschÖltanker
17 more languages

Examples

“Giant oil-tankers can often be seen easing up and down Milford Haven, where a vast new port has been developed since the late 1950s.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

oil terminal oil test oil trash oil tycoon oil well oil-canning

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