1. tanker - Noun
2. tanker - Verb
(nautical) A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of liquid.
(automotive, US) A tank truck.
(automotive, UK) A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker.
(aviation, usually military) An aircraft carrying a large supply of jet fuel or avgas for aerial refueling of other aircraft, plus equipment allowing the in-air transfer of fuel.
Without the KC-46 tankers orbiting in friendly airspace, our fighters would've run out of fuel long before reaching the combat zone.
(aviation, firefighting) An aircraft built or modified to carry water and/or fire retardant for dropping on wildfires.
While our ground teams cut firebreaks in the brush, the tankers kept the fire in the mountains at bay with frequent drops of water and retardant.
(rail transport) A tank car.
(military) Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit.
(surfing slang) A longboard.
I swung the tanker around just in time to take off with the lip.
(transitive) To transport (oil, etc.) in a tanker.
(aviation) To carry more fuel than necessary for a flight, in order to avoid having to refuel at a destination where fuel is more expensive or in short supply.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgIf it was up to me, I'd get more oil tanker drivers drunk. I don't value music much. I like the Beatles, but I hate Paul McCartney. I like Led Zeppelin, but I hate Robert Plant. I like the Who, but I hate Roger Daltrey. Kurt Cobain
Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country folk from the back of a tanker in Somerset. Roald Dahl
Perhaps [Condoleezza Rice] would have made a more timely cameo in New Orleans had a Chevron tanker caught fire. Jane Crow seems to be just as willing as old Jim was. Larisa Alexandrovna
Looks like Pompeo's attempt to sell Iran as the culprit in the Gulf of Oman tanker attacks is falling flat. We were on the story as it broke. Ron Paul
A burning tanker has shut down the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. Source: Internet
Air-to-air refueling is extensively used in large-scale operations and also used in normal operations; fighters, bombers, and cargo aircraft rely heavily on the lesser-known "tanker" aircraft. Source: Internet