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oilberg

oilberg noun: a supertanker that transports oil.

Noun

oilberg (plural oilbergs)

  1. (informal) A supertanker that transports oil.
    • With the advent of supertankers — aptly nicknamed "oilbergs" — the danger increases that 300,000 tons or more may be dumped in a single mishap.1970, LIFE, volume 68, number 8, page 29
    • That is a lot of ship, about the the^([sic]) size of big tankers before they grew so rapidly to become supers, mammoths and oilbergs.1973, Jeffrey Potter, Disaster by Oil, page 46

Forms of oilberg

pluraloilbergs

Origin of oilberg

Blend of oil + iceberg, because the greater part of a loaded vessel of this kind is below the water level.

Questions about oilberg

What does oilberg mean?
Oilberg means a supertanker that transports oil.
What part of speech is oilberg?
Oilberg is a noun.
What is the plural of oilberg?
The plural of oilberg is oilbergs.

Words near oilberg in the dictionary

  1. oilable
  2. oilbath
  3. oilbaths
  4. oilbean
  5. oilbeans
  6. oilberg
  7. oilbergs
  8. oilbird
  9. oilbirds
  10. oilbox
  11. oilboxes

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