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supertanker

supertanker noun: an extremely large tanker ship.

Noun

supertanker (plural supertankers)

  1. An extremely large tanker ship.
    • But the task is like trying to turn a super tanker round 180 degrees - it can't be done quickly.2024 June 12, Sir Michael Holden, “A manifesto for our railway to thrive”, in RAIL, number 1011, page 42

Forms of supertanker

pluralsupertankers

Origin of supertanker

From super- + tanker.

Questions about supertanker

What does supertanker mean?
Supertanker means an extremely large tanker ship.
What part of speech is supertanker?
Supertanker is a noun.
What is the plural of supertanker?
The plural of supertanker is supertankers.

Words near supertanker in the dictionary

  1. supertablets
  2. supertalented
  3. supertall
  4. supertalls
  5. supertank
  6. supertanker
  7. supertankers
  8. supertanks
  9. supertartrate
  10. supertartrates
  11. supertask

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