Antonyms for tanker


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tang-ker
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæŋ kər


Definition of tanker

Origin :
  • "ship for carrying oil or other liquid cargo," 1900, from tank (n.).
  • As in vessel : noun ship
  • As in fighter : noun person engaged in hostile encounter
Example sentences :
  • There is a ship out yonder, but its a tanker or a freighter.
  • Extract from : « Dorothy Dixon and the Mystery Plane » by Dorothy Wayne
  • The tanker reported a damaged rudder and a destroyer went to her aid.
  • Extract from : « Sally Scott of the Waves » by Roy J. Snell
  • For the time, at least, the tanker and its priceless cargo were saved.
  • Extract from : « Sally Scott of the Waves » by Roy J. Snell
  • The tanker at the back of the convoy and to the right was slipping behind.
  • Extract from : « Sally Scott of the Waves » by Roy J. Snell
  • Meanwhile, Tanker Ike had been anxiously  scanning the horizon.
  • Extract from : « Jack Ranger's Gun Club » by Clarence Young
  • Tanker Ike, who was riding ahead, suddenly leaped off his horse.
  • Extract from : « Jack Ranger's Gun Club » by Clarence Young
  • "They got a Danish tanker somewhere off Nantucket," he continued impotently.
  • Extract from : « The Happy End » by Joseph Hergesheimer
  • Surprisingly, though, he did find a tanker with a full load, the very next day.
  • Extract from : « The Knights of Arthur » by Frederik Pohl
  • It was a long way around to the tanker Vern was on, hopping from deck to deck, detouring around open stretches.
  • Extract from : « The Knights of Arthur » by Frederik Pohl
  • The tanker by whose side we had tied up began to swing toward me as the tide changed to outgoing.
  • Extract from : « The Knights of Arthur » by Frederik Pohl

Synonyms for tanker

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