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tankered

tankered is the simple past and past participle of tanker.

Meaning of tanker

Verb

tanker (third-person singular simple present tankers, present participle tankering, simple past and past participle tankered)

  1. (transitive) To transport (oil, etc.) in a tanker.
  2. To carry more fuel than necessary for a flight, in order to avoid having to refuel at a destination where fuel is more expensive or in short supply.

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Questions about tankered

What is tankered the simple past and past participle of?
Tankered is the simple past and past participle of tanker.

Words near tankered in the dictionary

  1. tanker boots
  2. tanker truck
  3. tanker trucks
  4. tankerabogus
  5. tankeraboguses
  6. tankered
  7. tankerful
  8. tankerfuls
  9. tankering
  10. tankerload
  11. tankerloads

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