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supertanker

noun

Etymology

From super- + tanker.

  1. derived from टांकी
  2. derived from ટાંકી
  3. derived from tanque
  4. formed as tanker — “tank + -er”
  5. prefixed as supertanker — “super + tanker”

Definitions

  1. An extremely large tanker ship.

    • But the task is like trying to turn a super tanker round 180 degrees - it can't be done quickly.

The neighborhood

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