Oil Tanker (Noun)
Meaning
A cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The oil tanker was escorted by a naval vessel through the pirate-infested waters of the Gulf of Aden.
- The oil tanker's cargo hold was designed to carry over 2 million barrels of crude oil.
- After a long voyage, the oil tanker finally docked at the refinery to offload its cargo.
- The oil tanker's double hull design was intended to prevent oil spills in the event of a collision.
- The oil tanker's crew had to navigate through treacherous icebergs in the North Sea to reach its destination.