bulk tanker

  • 1Tanker — can refer to:* Tanker (ship), a ship designed to carry bulk liquids ** Chemical tanker ** Oil tanker, also known as an petroleum tanker ** LNG carrier, a ship designed for transporting liquefied natural gas, sometimes known as a tanker * tank car …

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  • 2tanker — ► NOUN ▪ a ship, road vehicle, or aircraft for carrying liquids, especially mineral oils, in bulk …

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  • 3tanker — [taŋ′kər] n. 1. a ship with large tanks in the hull for carrying a cargo of oil or other liquids 2. ☆ a) TANK CAR b) a truck, semitrailer, or trailer with a tank for transporting liquids, as gasoline, or dry commodities in bulk ☆ 3. an aircraft… …

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  • 4Bulk carrier — The Sabrina I is a modern Handymax bulk carrier. Class overview Name: Freighter Subclasses …

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  • 5tanker — /tang keuhr/, n. 1. a ship, airplane, or truck designed for bulk shipment of liquids or gases. 2. a tank trailer or tank truck. v.t. 3. to transport by tanker. [1895 1900; TANK + ER1] * * * ▪ ship  ship designed to carry liquid cargo in bulk. Its …

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  • 6Bulk tank — In dairy farming a bulk milk cooling tank is a large storage tank for cooling and holding milk at a cold temperature until it can be picked up by a milk hauler. The bulk milk cooling tank is an important piece of dairy farm equipment. It is… …

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  • 7Bulk cargo — A mini bulker taking on cargo in Brest. Bulk cargo is commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities. This cargo is usually dropped or poured, with a spout or shovel bucket, as a liquid or as a mass of relatively small solids… …

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  • 8tanker — [1] A truck designed to carry liquid in bulk. [2] A ship designed for transporting liquid cargo, usually petroleum products. See oil tanker petrol tanker …

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  • 9tanker — Tank ship Tank ship, Tank vessel Tank vessel . (Naut.) A vessel fitted with tanks for the carrying of oil or other liquid in bulk; called also {tanker}. A tank ship of very large capacity is called a {supertanker}. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] …

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  • 10tanker — noun a ship, road vehicle, or aircraft for carrying liquids, especially mineral oils, in bulk. verb transport (a liquid) in a tanker …

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