TANKER | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Tanker

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtaŋkə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a ship, road vehicle, or aircraft for carrying liquids, especially mineral oils, in bulk

Short Definition:

ship, road vehicle, or aircraft for carrying liquids

Examples:
  • the dockyards are used mainly for the repair of oil tankers
Definition:

a member of the crew of a military tank.

Short Definition:

member of crew of military tank

Word: Tanker

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈtaŋkə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

transport (a liquid) in a tanker

Short Definition:

transport liquid in tanker

Examples:
  • fresh, clean wine had to be tankered up to the capital for bottling

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