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supertanker

 
Dictionary: su·per·tank·er   ('pər-tăng'kər) pronunciation

n.
A very large ship, usually between 100,000 and 400,000 displacement tons, used for transporting oil and other liquids in large quantities.


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n. a very large oil tanker, specifically one whose dead-weight capacity exceeds 75, 000 tons.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the largest class of oil tankers


Translations: Supertanker
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - supertanker, supertankskib

Nederlands (Dutch)
supertanker

Français (French)
n. - pétrolier géant, (Naut) supertanker

Deutsch (German)
n. - Supertanker

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - γιγάντιο δεξαμενόπλοιο, υπερδεξαμενόπλοιο

Italiano (Italian)
superpetroliera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - super-petroleiro (m)

Русский (Russian)
супертанкер

Español (Spanish)
n. - superpetrolero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - supertanker (sjö.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
超大型油轮, 巨大型油轮

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 超大型油輪, 巨大型油輪

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 초대형 유조선

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 超大型タンカー

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سفينه نقل عملاقه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מכלית ענק‬


 
 

 

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