'tanker' definitions:
Definition of 'tanker'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'tanker'
From: GCIDE
- Tank ship \Tank ship\, Tank vessel \Tank vessel\ . (Naut.) A vessel fitted with tanks for the carrying of oil or other liquid in bulk; -- called also tanker. A tank ship of very large capacity is called a supertanker. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Synonyms of 'tanker'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- argosy,
- ark,
- bathyscaphe,
- caravel,
- cargo ship,
- coast guard cutter,
- coaster,
- collier,
- derelict,
- dredge,
- fishing boat,
- freighter,
- hydrofoil,
- icebreaker,
- lash,
- lightship,
- liner,
- merchant ship,
- merchantman,
- oiler,
- packet,
- packet boat,
- paddle steamer,
- picket ship,
- refrigeration ship,
- revenue cutter,
- rotor,
- rotor ship,
- screw steamer,
- self-propelled barge,
- ship,
- side-wheeler,
- slaver,
- spar-decker,
- steam schooner,
- steam yacht,
- steamer,
- stern-wheeler,
- storeship,
- tank corpsman,
- tank crewman,
- tender,
- tramp steamer,
- transport,
- trawler,
- turbine,
- weather ship,
- whaler