oil tanker

noun

: a large ship that carries oil

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The sources of bioaccumulative substances that end up in the environment range from agricultural runoff and industrial pollution to oil tanker spills, vehicle exhaust, and landfill leakage. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026 In a statement on Wednesday, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that an Iranian attack had killed two seafarers aboard a Saudi oil tanker on Monday. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026 Iran hit an oil tanker off Qatar’s coast and fired missiles and drones at Jordan, which were intercepted. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 An unidentified projectile struck and disabled an oil tanker about nine nautical miles northeast of Oman’s Ash Shishah, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported. — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oil tanker

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“Oil tanker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oil%20tanker. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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