タンカー
Meanings
1
Refers to a ship designed to carry liquid cargo such as oil, chemicals, or liquefied natural gas.
A large tanker entered the port.
Usage patterns
- タンカーが座礁するfor a tanker to run aground
A huge tanker ran aground on the shoals.
- タンカーが原油を積むfor a tanker to load crude oil
That tanker loaded crude oil in the Middle East and headed for Japan.
- タンカーが衝突するfor a tanker to collide (with another ship)
In the middle of the night, a tanker collided with a fishing boat.