oil tanker

3 definitions found

oil tanker - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Oiler \Oil"er\, n.
     1. One who deals in oils.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One who, or that which, oils.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. An oil tanker.
        [PJC]
  
     4. A ship which is powered by oil.
        [PJC]
  
     5. An oilcan.
        [PJC]

  oil tanker \oil" tank`er\ n.
     A ship having large compartments, designed to transport crude
     oil over the ocean.
     [PJC]

oil tanker - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  oil tanker
      n 1: a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk [syn: oil tanker
           , oiler, tanker, tank ship]