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Dictionary: tank·er   (tăng'kər) pronunciation
n.
  1. A ship, plane, or truck constructed to transport liquids, such as oil, in bulk.
  2. A member of a military tank crew.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
  Synonyms: oil tanker, oiler, tank ship

Meaning #2: a soldier who drives a tank
  Synonym: tank driver


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Tanker may refer to:

  • Tanker (ship), a ship designed to carry bulk liquids
  • Tank car, a railroad freight car designed for carrying bulk liquids
  • Tank truck, a heavy road vehicle designed for carrying bulk liquids
  • Water tender, a firefighting vehicle used to carry large amounts of water to a fire
  • Tanker (aircraft), an aircraft designed for in-flight refuelling
  • Any crew member of a tank
  • André Tanker, a Trinidadian musician and composer
  • Tank (computer gaming), a character in a massive-multiplayer game that is able to resist heavy amounts of damage relatively unharmed

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - tankskib, tanker, tankvogn
v. tr. - transportere med tankskib/tankvogn

Nederlands (Dutch)
tankwagen, tankschip

Français (French)
n. - navire-citerne, camion-citerne
v. tr. - transporter par camion-citerne

Deutsch (German)
n. - Tankwagen, Tanker, Tankflugzeug
v. - im Tanker transportieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) δεξαμενόπλοιο, τάνκερ, βυτιοφόρο καμιόνι ή όχημα
v. - μεταφέρω με τάνκερ

Italiano (Italian)
autocisterna, petroliera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - navio-tanque (m) (Náut.), petroleiro (m), carro-tanque (m)
v. - tanquear

Русский (Russian)
огромное судно для перевозки большого количества нефти или газа, автоцистерна, большой железнодорожный вагон

Español (Spanish)
n. - camión cisterna, petrolero, buque aljibe
v. tr. - transportar en camión o buque cisterna

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tanker, tankfartyg, tankbil, tankvagn, tankningsplan
v. - transportera med tankfartyg el tankbil

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
油轮, 运油飞机, 空中加油飞机, 油槽汽车, 用油船或槽车运送

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 油輪, 運油飛機, 空中加油飛機, 油槽汽車
v. tr. - 用油船或槽車運送

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 탱커, 탱크 담당원
v. tr. - (기름 등을) 탱커로 운반하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - タンカー, タンク車, 給油機

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ناقله ألبترول, الصهريجه (فعل) يضع أو يخزن في ناقله ألبترول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משאית, אוניה או מטוס נושאי-דלק, מטען המיכלית, מיכלית‬
v. tr. - ‮העביר במיכלית‬


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