tanker
US: /ˈtæŋkɝ/
UK: /tˈæŋkɐ/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
tanker /'tæɳkə/- danh từ
- tàu chở dầu
- xe chở sữa
- máy bay tiếp dầu (cho máy bay khác trên không)
Advanced English dictionary
+ nouna ship or lorry/truck that carries oil, gas or petrol/gas in large quantities: an oil tanker + a tanker driver
See also -
Collocation
1 ship carrying oil or petrol
ADJ.
giant, huge, large | gas, oil | coastal
TANKER + VERB
carry sth, transport sth
a tanker carrying thousands of tons of crude oil
| run aground
The tanker ran aground in heavy seas and is breaking up on the rocks.
| break up | spill sth
A damaged tanker has spilled millions of gallons of oil into the sea.
TANKER + NOUN
disaster, spill
the worst year for tanker spills for ten years
| fleet | route | traffic | operator, owner
2 heavy vehicle for carrying liquids
ADJ.
fuel, milk, petrol | road
VERB + TANKER
drive
TANKER + VERB
carry sth
TANKER + NOUN
driver
Concise dictionary
tankers'tæŋkə(r)noun
+a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
+a soldier who drives a tank