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Meanings of tanker in English

Portuguese
camiões-cisterna

A cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk.

        camiões-cisterna
        Catalan
        conductor de tanc

        A soldier who drives a tank.

              conductor de tanc
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              Examples for "tank driver"
              Examples for "tank driver"
              1
              Then he joined the People's Liberation Army and trained as a tank driver.
              Country driving: a journey through china from farm to factory
              2
              The tank driver was already scrambling back into her hatch.
              Dogs of war
              3
              Hunt joined the army two years ago and specialised as a Warrior tank driver and sniper.
              The Guardian
              4
              The tank driver was a large blond peasant who grasped the wheel solidly as he drove.
              The Young Lions
              5
              Eventually, the tank driver shakes the hand of one of the crowd and switches the engine off.
              BBC
              Usage of tanker in English
              1
              The Everglades oil tanker is one example of how the business works.
              Reuters
              2
              Northern Marine Management said the tanker was now heading north toward Iran.
              Reuters
              3
              Another tanker carrying European fuel sailed back to Europe on Sep. 12.
              Reuters
              4
              Some reports say the bomb was in a lorry or water tanker.
              Radio NZ
              5
              Thursday's attacks left one tanker ablaze and both adrift, shipping firms said.
              Reuters
              6
              Greece had said it would not offer any facilities to the tanker.
              Reuters
              7
              An oil tanker from the Middle East intercepted a transmission one time.
              Artemis Fowl
              8
              The service is asking for names for the new tanker, the KC-45A.
              Wired
              9
              The tanker caught fire minutes later at the side of the motorway.
              The Irish Times
              10
              Iran said earlier it had seized another tanker, the British-flagged Stena Impero.
              Reuters
              11
              A tanker of crude from Iraqi Kurdistan was recently delivered into Israel.
              Reuters
              12
              Iran could also disrupt oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.
              Reuters
              13
              I already know what will happen to me when the tanker arrives.
              Fractures - Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon
              14
              Geoff details where and when tanker deliveries of fresh water will be.
              Radio NZ
              15
              On Friday, Iran seized a UK-flagged oil tanker in the strategic waters.
              Radio NZ
              16
              But it was clear the Iranians didn't mean to sink the tanker.
              Zeitoun
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