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oilbergs

oilbergs is the plural of oilberg.

Meaning of oilberg

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

Questions about oilbergs

What is oilbergs the plural of?
Oilbergs is the plural of oilberg.

Words near oilbergs in the dictionary

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

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