fuel tanker

Petroleum transport vehicle

A fuel tanker is a vehicle designed to transport large quantities of liquid fuel.

On roads, fuel tankers are the familiar cylindrical trucks that deliver gasoline to filling stations.

At sea, fuel tankers are ships that carry crude oil or refined petroleum products between ports.

The term also applies to aircraft that refuel other planes mid-flight: The bomber rendezvoused with a fuel tanker over the Atlantic.

Related
  • oilSlippery viscous fluid
  • dieselCompression-ignition fuel
  • gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
  • truckHeavy freight vehicle
  • big rigTractor-trailer combination

ship · vessel · cargo · petroleum · haul · pipeline · depot · flammable · hazmat · storage · highway · rest stop · bulk · trailer · long haul · combustible · hazardous materials · crude

Categories
Opposites
cargo type

fuel tankercontainer ship

Vessel carrying standardized freight boxes

freighter · car carrier · passenger ship · cruise ship · ferry

function (supply vs. consumption)

fuel tankergas station

Retail fuel vendor

filling station · fuel depot · aircraft · power plant · automobile

environmental impact/energy type

fuel tankerelectric vehicle

Battery-powered automobile

sailing vessel

Family

fuel, tanker, fuels, fueled, fueling, refuel, refueled, refueling, tank

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G