tanker

noun
UK /ˈtæŋ.kər/
US /ˈtæŋ.kɚ/

A tanker is a big ship or truck that carries lots of liquid or gas.

The tanker brought fresh milk to the factory.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A large ship built to carry oil or other liquids in bulk.

An oil tanker sailed slowly into the harbor.

3. A truck or railway car with a large tank for carrying liquids.

The milk tanker stopped at the dairy farm.

4. A person who drives or works on a tanker.

The tanker crew unloaded the fuel at the port.

5. An aircraft designed to carry and deliver fuel to other planes in flight.

The tanker refueled the jets high above the clouds.