supertanker en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Italic *super Latin super Latin super-lbor. English super- Prakrit 𑀝𑀁𑀓 (ṭaṃka) Gujarati ટાંકી (ṭā̃kī)bor. Portuguese tanquebor. English tank Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English tanker English supertanker From super- + tanker.
Meanings
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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.
2024 June 12, Sir Michael Holden, “A manifesto for our railway to thrive”, in RAIL, number 1011, page 42:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| supertankers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Hypernyms
Translations (18)
fi jättitankkeri (extremely large tanker) · ca superpetrolier (extremely large tanker) · pl supertankowiec (extremely large tanker) · ro supertanc (extremely large tanker) · it superpetroliera (extremely large tanker) · fr supertanker (extremely large tanker) · es superpetrolero (extremely large tanker) · la superpetrolearia (extremely large tanker) · ru суперта́нкер (extremely large tanker) · kmr sarincîka (extremely large tanker) · pt superpetroleiro (extremely large tanker) · sh суперта̀нкер (extremely large tanker) · nl mammoettanker (extremely large tanker) · sh supertànker (extremely large tanker) · ro superpetrolier (extremely large tanker) · gl superpetroleiro (extremely large tanker) · af supertenker (extremely large tanker) · fr superpétrolier (extremely large tanker)