tanker
Example Sentences
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Since the war began on Feb. 28, over 1,000 cargo ships, the majority of which are oil and gas tankers, have not been allowed to pass through the strait.
From Salon
Apart from climate concerns, strikes on energy infrastructure, oil tankers and military targets pollute the surrounding air and water and spread highly toxic chemicals far and wide, experts say.
From Barron's
Still, Tehran is letting its own tankers, which largely carry oil bound for China, sail safely through the Strait.
Currently, not even the US Navy is escorting tankers through the narrow shipping lane.
From BBC
Navy would start escorting oil tankers through the strait “very soon.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
