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bunker fuel

bunker fuel noun: a type of extremely viscous, heavy fuel oil primarily used by large oceangoing ships.

bunker fuel: a type of extremely viscous, heavy fuel oil primarily used by large oceangoing ships
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Noun

bunker fuel (usually uncountable, plural bunker fuels)

  1. (usually) A type of extremely viscous, heavy fuel oil primarily used by large oceangoing ships.
    • The A. S. T. M. centrifuge test of crude petroleum, commonly used in commercial examinations, was found satisfactory for light oils have a Saybolt Furol viscosity of 200 seconds or less, such as bunker fuel oils “B”.1923 January, “Accurately Measuring Fuel Oil Sediment”, in Fuel Oil for Heat and Power, volume 1, page 31
    Synonyms:
    bunker oil, bunker

Synonyms of bunker fuel

Forms of bunker fuel

pluralbunker fuels

Questions about bunker fuel

What does bunker fuel mean?
Bunker fuel means a type of extremely viscous, heavy fuel oil primarily used by large oceangoing ships.
What part of speech is bunker fuel?
Bunker fuel is a noun.
What is the plural of bunker fuel?
The plural of bunker fuel is bunker fuels.

Words near bunker fuel in the dictionary

  1. bunker barge
  2. bunker barges
  3. bunker buster
  4. bunker busters
  5. bunker down
  6. bunker fuel
  7. bunker fuels
  8. Bunker Hill
  9. bunker oil
  10. bunker oils
  11. bunker out

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