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oiler

[oi-ler] / ˈɔɪ lər /
NOUN
oil well
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By contrast, logistics is pretty mundane; the big contractors don’t pine for contracts to build oiler ships, cranes, or commissaries.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

The memo calls for Navy Secretary John Phelan to select a new name for the fleet oiler.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2025

Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be a John Lewis-class replenishment oiler ship designed to carry fuel to the Navy’s operating carrier strike groups, the Navy said.

From New York Times Apr. 21, 2022

Mr. Mabus has dedicated the TAO-205 oiler fleet to civil and human rights advocates.

From Washington Times Aug. 7, 2016

“Your Royal Highness—” “Do you oiler me freedom?”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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