tanker

noun · verbA2

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noun
Plural noun:
tankers
  1. 1.

    (nautical) A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid.

  2. 2.

    (UK, US)(automotive, US, UK) A motor truck (lorry) with a tank to hold bulk liquid (with or without internal baffles): a fuel tanker (lorry), petrol tanker, road tanker.

    Đồng nghĩa: tanker truck, tank truck

  3. 3.

    (usually)(aviation, usually military) An aircraft carrying a large supply of jet fuel or avgas for aerial refueling of other aircraft, plus equipment allowing the in-air transfer of fuel.

    Without the KC-46 tankers orbiting in friendly airspace, our fighters would've run out of fuel long before reaching the combat zone.

    Đồng nghĩa: air tanker, tanker aircraft

  4. 4.

    (aviation, firefighting) An aircraft built or modified to carry water and/or fire retardant for dropping on wildfires.

    While our ground teams cut firebreaks in the brush, the tankers kept the fire in the mountains at bay with frequent drops of water and retardant.

  5. 5.

    (rail transport) A tank car (tank wagon).

  6. 6.

    (military) Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.

    Đồng nghĩa: tankist, zipperhead

  7. 7.

    An airman who serves on the crew of an aerial refueling tanker aircraft.

  8. 8.

    (slang)(surfing slang) A longboard.

    I swung the tanker around just in time to take off with the lip.

Động từ

verb
V_es/s
tankers
V_ing/Gerund
tankering
V_ed/pp
tankered
  1. 1.

    (transitive)To transport (oil, etc.) in a tanker.

  2. 2.

    (aviation) To carry more fuel than necessary for a flight, in order to avoid having to refuel at a destination where fuel is more expensive or in short supply.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

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Cùng gốc / liên quan

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