supertanker

English

Etymology

super- +‎ tanker

Noun

supertanker (plural supertankers)

  1. An extremely large tanker ship.

Usage notes

According to Wikipedia, an oil tanker must have the deadweight of over 250,000 tons to qualify as supertanker. In oil carrying capacity this means about 2 million barrels.

Translations

French

Pronunciation
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Noun

supertanker m (plural supertankers)

  1. supertanker

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