oiler

Example Sentences

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The memo calls for Navy Secretary John Phelan to select a new name for the fleet oiler.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025

It is accompanied by the Luyang-class Type 052D destroyer Chengdu and the Type 903 oiler Dongpinghu, the paper said, citing Japan’s Defense Ministry.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2022

These were oiler, flatter and a great deal chewier.

From The Guardian • May 13, 2020

Yukon, a replenishment oiler, collided during a refueling exercise west of Hawaii.

From New York Times • Jun. 19, 2017

Back in her room, Candice opened the web browser, typed in number and oiler, and hit SEARCH.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson