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Word entry · 6 letters

tanker

Best crossword clue

"Fuel-carrying ship"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈtæŋkə/Part of speech nounSorted aeknrtStarts with TEnds with R1 cluesCommon crossword word
1T2A3N4K5E6R

Definitions

  1. a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk

Word origin

From tank + -er.

Used in a sentence

  • The channel at Chan-chiang is being dredged to a depth of 50 feet enabling tankers of 70,000 tons to call.
  • Nor is the government facing a strike by tanker drivers, as was the case in early 1979 during the winter of discontent.
  • Without the KC-46 tankers orbiting in friendly airspace, our fighters would've run out of fuel long before reaching the combat zone.

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