oiler
Example Sentences
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The memo calls for Navy Secretary John Phelan to select a new name for the fleet oiler.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025
The Japanese identified the warships as the PLA Navy’s Guiyang and Qiqihar, along with the fleet oiler Taihu, spotted Friday near Rebun island near Hokkaido.
From Washington Times ● May 10, 2023
The oiler ships measure 742 feet long and have the ability to carry up to 162,000 barrels of oil with expansive dry cargo capacity, aviation capability and a speed of 20 knots, the Navy said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
These were oiler, flatter and a great deal chewier.
From The Guardian ● May 13, 2020
“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
