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Tanker

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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes

1.1.  Subject field:

  1. Marine navigation.    (🏛 Hierarchy:   Fisheries > Aquatic navigation > Marine navigation )

1.2. IPA transcription and prononciation for tanker: 🔊

BrE /ˈtæŋkə(r)/ NAmE /ˈtæŋkər/

1.3.  Etymology of Tanker:

From tank and -⁠er; from Portuguese tanque, ‘container for liquids’; from Gujarati ṭāṅkī, ‘container for liquids’; possibly from Sanskrit taḍāgaḥ, ‘pond’.

1.4. 🇫🇷 French translation of tanker:

  1. Navire-citerne
  2. Bateau-citerne

1.5. Definition of tanker in fisheries:


Image: Definition of tanker
Tanker: a vehicle for carrying liquids in bulk.

1.6. Plural of tanker:


Tankers;


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