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auxiliary oiler

auxiliary oiler noun: a naval oil tanker with the ability to perform underway replenishment of fuel oil or ship oil to ships of the fleet.

Noun

auxiliary oiler (plural auxiliary oilers)

  1. (Navy, US) A naval oil tanker with the ability to perform underway replenishment of fuel oil or ship oil to ships of the fleet.
    Synonyms:
    AO

Synonyms of auxiliary oiler

Forms of auxiliary oiler

pluralauxiliary oilers

Questions about auxiliary oiler

What does auxiliary oiler mean?
Auxiliary oiler means a naval oil tanker with the ability to perform underway replenishment of fuel oil or ship oil to ships of the fleet.
What part of speech is auxiliary oiler?
Auxiliary oiler is a noun.
What is the plural of auxiliary oiler?
The plural of auxiliary oiler is auxiliary oilers.

Words near auxiliary oiler in the dictionary

  1. auxiliary cruisers
  2. auxiliary ego
  3. auxiliary egos
  4. auxiliary language
  5. auxiliary languages
  6. auxiliary oiler
  7. auxiliary oilers
  8. auxiliary power unit
  9. auxiliary power units
  10. auxiliary storage
  11. auxiliary verb

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