fuel tankers

Liquid cargo transporters

Fuel tankers are vehicles designed to transport large quantities of liquid fuel—trucks with cylindrical tanks for road delivery, ships for overseas petroleum transport, or aircraft for mid-air refueling.

The term emphasizes both cargo and vessel: Fuel tankers lined up at the depot, The port handles fuel tankers from the Gulf.

Related
  • oilSlippery viscous fluid
  • dieselCompression-ignition fuel
  • gasolineRefined petroleum vehicle fuel
  • petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
  • truckHeavy freight vehicle

road train · long haul · ship · cargo · hazmat · refinery · pipeline · vessel · hull · convoy · depot · pumping · supply chain · hazardous materials · kerosene · crude · flammable · combustible

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cargo type

fuel tankerspassenger ships

Vessels transporting travelers by sea

passenger vehicles · passenger aircraft · cruise ships · school buses · passenger trains

function in fuel cycle

fuel tankersgas stations

Vehicle refueling facilities

fuel depots · power plants · petrol stations · combustion engines · filling stations

Family

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

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