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tanker

[tang-ker] / ˈtæŋ kər /




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Firefighters responded with a C-130 air tanker, dropped retardant and created containment lines around the fire.

From Los Angeles Times

Prices were at a four-month high as traders weighed the risk of a U.S. attack, seizures of oil tankers, and the possibility that Iran could close the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's

Prices were at a four-month high as traders weighed the risk of a U.S. attack, seizures of oil tankers, and the possibility that Iran could close the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's

On 8 December, Iranian authorities seized an oil tanker, MT Valiant Roar, while it was in international waters.

From BBC

Mexico’s last shipment, 85,000 barrels on the tanker Ocean Mariner, was unloaded in Cuba on Jan 9.

From The Wall Street Journal