supertanker

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noun

An extremely large tanker ship.

OriginEnglish tanker ← Portuguese tanque ← Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī) →
RareScrabble 17
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Meanings

nounsupertanker (plural supertankers)

plural supertankers

  1. An extremely large tanker ship.

    But the task is like trying to turn a super tanker round 180 degrees - it can't be done quickly.

    2024 June 12, Sir Michael Holden, “A manifesto for our railway to thrive”, in RAIL, number 1011, page 42

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Prakrit𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka)
  8. Gujaratiટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)
  9. Portuguesetanque
  10. Englishtank
  11. Englishtanker
  12. Englishsupertanker

From super- + tanker.

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Translations

Afrikaans supertenker
  • supertenkerextremely large tanker
Catalan superpetrolier
  • superpetrolierextremely large tanker
Dutch mammoettanker
  • mammoettankerextremely large tanker
Finnish jättitankkeri
  • jättitankkeriextremely large tanker
French superpétrolier, supertanker
  • superpétrolierextremely large tanker
  • supertankerextremely large tanker
Italian superpetroliera
  • superpetrolieraextremely large tanker
Latin superpetrolearia
  • superpetroleariaextremely large tanker
Polish supertankowiec
  • supertankowiecextremely large tanker
Portuguese superpetroleiro
  • superpetroleiroextremely large tanker
Romanian superpetrolier, supertanc
  • superpetrolierextremely large tanker
  • supertancextremely large tanker
Russian суперта́нкер
  • суперта́нкер (supertánker)extremely large tanker
Spanish superpetrolero
  • superpetroleroextremely large tanker
Cite this entry
APA

supertanker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supertanker

MLA

“supertanker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supertanker. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supertanker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supertanker.

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