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タンクローリー (tankuroorii) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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A tanker truck brought fuel to the gas station.
There was an accident involving a tank truck on the expressway.
Usage patterns タンクローリーで 〈 物もの 〉 を 運はこ ぶ to transport something by tanker truck
This tanker truck is transporting gasoline.
タンクローリーが 横おう 転てん する for a tanker truck to overturn
A tanker truck overturned on the highway.
タンクローリーが 炎えん 上じょう する for a tanker truck to catch fire
The tanker truck caught fire in the accident.
Related words タンク車 is a broader, more technical term that can include railway tank cars, while タンクローリー specifically means a road tanker truck.
タンクローリー is the fuller, far more common term for a tank truck, while ローリー alone is a shorter, less frequent form of the same word.
Written forms タンクローリー
Standard katakana spelling; this is the only priority form.
タンクローリ
Attested shorter final-vowel spelling, but タンクローリー is the more learner-safe standard form.
タンク・ローリー
タンク・ローリ
Etymology A katakana loanword based on English “tank lorry”; it is wasei-eigo. The Japanese term is conventionally used for a road tanker or tank truck.
