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tanker
A very large ship built specifically for transporting liquid bulk goods such as crude oil, chemicals, or liquefied gas.
Der riesige Tanker transportiert Rohöl von Saudi-Arabien nach Europa.
The enormous tanker transports crude oil from Saudi Arabia to Europe.
tanker
An aircraft used to supply other aircraft with fuel during flight (aerial refueling).
Die Kampfjets wurden für den Langstreckeneinsatz von einem Tanker in der Luft aufgetankt.
The fighter jets were refueled in the air by a tanker for the long-range mission.
The word 'Tanker' (tanker) is derived from the verb 'tanken' (to refuel) and the ending '-er'. Here, the ending '-er' refers to a thing that has a particular function. So a tanker is literally a 'thing that refuels' or something that transports something in a tank.
Der Tanker hat eine Million Barrel Öl geladen.
The tanker has loaded one million barrels of oil.
In connection with the ship, typical verbs are 'beladen' (to load), 'entladen' (to unload), or 'löschen' (to discharge/unload cargo). The type of cargo is often named, e.g. 'Öltanker' (oil tanker), 'Gastanker' (gas tanker), or 'Chemikalientanker' (chemical tanker).
Es dauert mehrere Tage, einen so großen Tanker vollständig zu entladen.
It takes several days to completely unload such a large tanker.
You can tell from the context whether the ship or the aircraft is meant. Words like 'Hafen' (harbor), 'Meer' (sea), or 'Küste' (coast) point to the ship. Terms like 'Luft' (air), 'fliegen' (to fly), or 'auftanken' (to refuel) point to the aircraft.
Der Tanker wartet vor der Küste auf die Einfahrt in den Hafen.
The tanker is waiting off the coast to enter the harbor.
