supertanker
SOO-per-tang-ker/ˈsupɚˌtæŋkɚ/UKSOO-puh-tang-kuh/ˈsuːpəˌtæŋkə/
Pluralsupertankers
- 1A very large ship built to carry oil across the ocean.
Like a truck that carries gas, but floating on the sea and many times bigger.
A supertanker can carry enough oil to fill thousands of trucks.
The supertanker moved slowly into the deep-water port.
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Origin
From "super-" plus "tanker."