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tanker in Arabic

نَاقِلة nāqila

UK/ˈtæŋkə/US/ˈtæŋkɚ/

tanker in Arabic: نَاقِلة (nāqila). In English, tanker means a tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid.

Arabic words for tanker

vessel
نَاقِلة nāqila

English meaning of tanker

  1. noun A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid.
  2. noun A motor truck (lorry) with a tank to hold bulk liquid (with or without internal baffles): a fuel tanker (lorry), petrol tanker, road tanker.
  3. noun 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.
  4. noun An aircraft built or modified to carry water and/or fire retardant for dropping on wildfires.

Full definition of tanker

tanker in a sentence

  • Without the KC-46 tankers orbiting in friendly airspace, our fighters would've run out of fuel long before reaching the combat zone.
  • 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.
  • I swung the tanker around just in time to take off with the lip.

Synonyms of tanker

All synonyms of tanker

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Questions about tanker in Arabic

What is the meaning of tanker in Arabic?
Tanker in Arabic is نَاقِلة (nāqila).
ما معنى كلمة tanker؟
Tanker: نَاقِلة (nāqila).
What does tanker mean in English?
Tanker means a tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid.

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