tanker

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Noun

1. A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid.
2. (US) A motor truck with a tank to hold bulk liquid (with or without internal baffles).
3. (UK) A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker.
4. (usually) An aircraft carrying a large supply of jet fuel or avgas for aerial refueling of other aircraft, plus equipment allowing the in-air transfer of fuel.
5. An aircraft built or modified to carry water and/or fire retardant for dropping on wildfires.
6. A tank car.
7. Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.
8. (slang) A longboard.

Verb

1. (transitive) To transport (oil, etc.) in a tanker.
2. To carry more fuel than necessary for a flight, in order to avoid having to refuel at a destination where fuel is more expensive or in short supply.

Hevwate

oil tanker

tank ship

tankman

oiler

member of tank crew

tank driver

tank vessel

oil ship

cistern car

oil carrier

petrol carrier

ship tanks

petroleum ship

tank truck

cistern

tankist

containership

tank car

tank wagon

tank truck

military refueling vessel

Werger

pétrolier

navire-citerne

Tanker

δεξαμενόπλοιο

nave cisterna

tanker

πετρελαιοφόρο

autocisterna

petroliera

petrolero

tankiste

camion-citerne

Tankschiff

βυτιοφόρο

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin

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Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

From tank + -er.