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A ship that transports oil (petroleum), such as crude oil or bunker oil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: nautical, transport
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: petroleum tanker, oiler
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tanker
a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: oiler, tanker, tank ship
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cargo ship, cargo vessel
Narrower terms: supertanker
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Afrikaans:
olietenkskip
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Arabic:
نَاقِلَةُ نِفْط
(nāqilatu nifṭ)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Arabic:
نَاقِلَةُ نَفْط
(nāqilatu nafṭ)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Azerbaijani:
neft tankeri
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Basque:
petrolio-ontz
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Belarusian:
на́фтавы та́нкер
(náftavy tánkjer)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Bulgarian:
петро́лен та́нкер
(petrólen tánker)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Burmese:
ရေနံတင်သင်္ဘော
(renamtangsangbhau:)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Catalan:
petrolier
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Chinese Cantonese:
油輪 /油轮
(jau4 leon4)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Chinese:
油輪 /油轮
(iû-lûn)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Chinese Mandarin:
油輪 /油轮
(yóulún)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Czech:
ropný tanker
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Danish:
olietankskib
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Dutch:
olietanker
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Esperanto:
naftoŝipo
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Estonian:
naftatanker
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Finnish:
öljytankkeri
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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French:
pétrolier
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Galician:
petroleiro
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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German:
Öltanker
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Greek:
πετρελαιοφόρο
(petrelaiofóro)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Hebrew:
מְכָלִית נֵפְט
(mekhalít neft)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Hungarian:
tankhajó
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Hungarian:
olajszállító hajó
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Hungarian:
tanker
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Hungarian:
tartályhajó
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Icelandic:
olíuskip
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Indonesian:
kapal tanker minyak
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Italian:
petroliera
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Japanese:
石油タンカー
(sekiyu tankā)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Korean:
유조선
(yujoseon)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Latin:
navis petrolearia
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Luxembourgish:
Pëtrolstanker
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Macedonian:
нафтен танкер
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Malay:
kapal tangki
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Marathi:
तेलवाहू जहाज
(telvāhū jahāj)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Norman:
navithe à pétrole
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Norwegian Bokmål:
oljetanker
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
oljetankar
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Occitan:
petrolier
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Iranian Persian:
نَفْتْکِش
(naftkeš)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Polish:
tankowiec
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Polish:
zbiornikowiec
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Portuguese:
petroleiro
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Romanian:
petrolier
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Romanian:
tanc petrolier
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Russian:
нефтяно́й та́нкер
(neftjanój tánker)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Russian:
нефтета́нкер
(neftetánker)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Slovak:
ropný tanker
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Slovene:
naftni tanker
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Spanish:
petrolero
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Spanish:
carrotanque
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Swedish:
oljetanker
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Turkish:
petrol tankeri
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Ukrainian:
нафто́вий та́нкер
(naftóvyj tánker)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Ukrainian:
на́фтовий та́нкер
(náftovyj tánker)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Ukrainian:
нафтота́нкер
(naftotánker)
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
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Welsh:
tancer olew
— a ship that transports oil (petroleum)