Meaning of oilberg | Babel Free

Definitions

A supertanker that transports oil.

informal

Examples

“With the advent of supertankers — aptly nicknamed "oilbergs" — the danger increases that 300,000 tons or more may be dumped in a single mishap.”

“That is a lot of ship, about the the^([sic]) size of big tankers before they grew so rapidly to become supers, mammoths and oilbergs.”

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