Noun: tanker tang-ku(r)
- A cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
"The massive oil tanker docked at the port to unload its cargo";
- oil tanker, oiler, tank ship
- A motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads
"The tanker truck delivered fuel to the remote gas station";
- tanker truck, tank truck
- A soldier who drives a tank
"The tanker manoeuvred the vehicle through difficult terrain";
- tank driver
Derived forms: tankers
Type of: cargo ship, cargo vessel, lorry [Brit], motortruck [N. Amer], pongo [Brit, informal], soldier, truck
Encyclopedia: Tanker