supertanker
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supertanker — [ sypɛrtɑ̃kɶr ] n. m. • 1964; mot angl. ; de super et tanker ♦ Anglic. Pétrolier de très grande capacité (plus de 100 000 t). supertanker [sypɛʀtɑ̃kɛʀ] n. m. ÉTYM. 1964; mot angl.; de super (2.) … Encyclopédie Universelle
supertanker — UK US /ˈsuːpəˌtæŋkər/ noun [C] TRANSPORT, NATURAL RESOURCES ► a very large ship for transporting oil: »an oil supertanker … Financial and business terms
supertanker — 1921, from SUPER (Cf. super ) + TANKER (Cf. tanker) … Etymology dictionary
supertanker — supertànker m DEFINICIJA pom. brod, ob. tanker velike zapremnine, može biti i do 500.000 bruto tona ETIMOLOGIJA super + v. tank, tanker … Hrvatski jezični portal
supertanker — ► NOUN ▪ a very large oil tanker … English terms dictionary
supertanker — [so͞o′pər taŋ΄kər] n. an extremely large tanker, of about 300,000 tons or more … English World dictionary
Supertanker — Pétrolier Un pétrolier est un navire citerne servant à transporter le pétrole ainsi que ses dérivés (essence). Pour le transport d autres liquides, les navires ont d autres appellations : les méthaniers qui transportent le gaz naturel, les… … Wikipédia en Français
Supertanker — Der Begriff Supertanker bezeichnet ein Tankschiff mit einem Gesamtgewicht von über 250.000 Tonnen, siehe Tanker ein Löschflugzeug, siehe Evergreen 747 Supertanker Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort … Deutsch Wikipedia
supertanker — [[t]su͟ːpə(r)tæŋkə(r)[/t]] supertankers N COUNT A supertanker is an extremely large ship that is used for transporting oil. An oil slick caused by a spill from a supertanker has hit several beaches … English dictionary
supertanker — UK [ˈsuːpə(r)ˌtæŋkə(r)] / US [ˈsupərˌtæŋkər] noun [countable] Word forms supertanker : singular supertanker plural supertankers a very large ship used for carrying oil or other liquids … English dictionary
supertanker — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
