oil tanker

noun

A ship that transports oil (petroleum), such as crude oil or bunker oil.

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petroleum tankeroilertankertank ship
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Meanings

nounoil tanker (plural oil tankers)

plural oil tankers

  1. nauticalA ship that transports oil (petroleum), such as crude oil or bunker oil.

    Giant oil-tankers can often be seen easing up and down Milford Haven, where a vast new port has been developed since the late 1950s.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 141

    Synonyms: petroleum tanker, oiler

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA ship that transports oil (petroleum), such as crude oil or bunker oil.

Similar
petroleum tankeroiler

More synonyms by meaning

nouna cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk

Similar
oilertankertank ship
Broader
cargo shipcargo vessel
Also see
oilerpetroleum tankertanker

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans olietenkskip
  • olietenkskipa ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Arabic نَاقِلَةُ نِفْط, نَاقِلَةُ نَفْط
  • نَاقِلَةُ نِفْط (nāqilatu nifṭ)a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
  • نَاقِلَةُ نَفْط (nāqilatu nafṭ)a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Basque petrolio-ontz
  • petrolio-ontza ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Bulgarian петро́лен та́нкер
  • петро́лен та́нкер (petrólen tánker)a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Catalan petrolier
  • petroliera ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Chinese Cantonese 油輪 /油轮
  • 油輪 /油轮 (jau⁴ leon⁴)a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Chinese Mandarin 油輪 /油轮
  • 油輪 /油轮 (yóulún)a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Czech ropný tanker
  • ropný tankera ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Danish olietankskib
  • olietankskiba ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Dutch olietanker
  • olietankera ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Esperanto naftoŝipo
  • naftoŝipoa ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Estonian naftatanker
  • naftatankera ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Finnish öljytankkeri
  • öljytankkeria ship that transports oil (petroleum)
French pétrolier
  • pétroliera ship that transports oil (petroleum)
German Öltanker
  • Öltankera ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Greek πετρελαιοφόρο
  • πετρελαιοφόρο (petrelaiofóro)a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Hebrew מְכָלִית נֵפְט
  • מְכָלִית נֵפְט (mekhalít neft)a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Hungarian tankhajó, olajszállító hajó
  • tankhajóa ship that transports oil (petroleum)
  • olajszállító hajóa ship that transports oil (petroleum)
  • tankera ship that transports oil (petroleum)
  • tartályhajóa ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Icelandic olíuskip
  • olíuskipa ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Indonesian kapal tanker minyak
  • kapal tanker minyaka ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Italian petroliera
  • petrolieraa ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Japanese 石油タンカー
  • 石油タンカー (sekiyu tankā)a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Korean 유조선
  • 유조선 (yujoseon)a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Latin navis petrolearia
  • navis petroleariaa ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Malay kapal tangki
  • kapal tangkia ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Norwegian Bokmål oljetanker
  • oljetankera ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Polish tankowiec, zbiornikowiec
  • tankowieca ship that transports oil (petroleum)
  • zbiornikowieca ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Portuguese petroleiro
  • petroleiroa ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Romanian petrolier, tanc petrolier
  • petroliera ship that transports oil (petroleum)
  • tanc petroliera ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Russian нефтяно́й та́нкер, нефтета́нкер
  • нефтяно́й та́нкер (neftjanój tánker)a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
  • нефтета́нкер (neftetánker)a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Slovak ropný tanker
  • ropný tankera ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Spanish petrolero, carrotanque
  • petroleroa ship that transports oil (petroleum)
  • carrotanquea ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Swedish oljetanker
  • oljetankera ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Turkish petrol tankeri
  • petrol tankeria ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Ukrainian нафто́вий та́нкер, на́фтовий та́нкер
  • нафто́вий та́нкер (naftóvyj tánker)a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
  • на́фтовий та́нкер (náftovyj tánker)a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
  • нафтота́нкер (naftotánker)a ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Welsh tancer olew
  • tancer olewa ship that transports oil (petroleum)
Cite this entry
APA

oil tanker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20tanker

MLA

“oil tanker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20tanker. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oil tanker,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oil%20tanker.

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