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TANKERS Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word tankers. (exact relations)
There are 9 hypernyms of the word tankers. (close relations)

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naval
adjectiveadj
adjective

• connected with or belonging to or used in a navy

barges
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals)

verb

• push one's way

• transport by barge on a body of water

boats
nounn
noun

• a small vessel for travel on water

• a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce

verb

• ride in a boat on water

carriers
nounn
noun

• someone whose employment involves carrying something

• a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something

• a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings

• an inactive substance that is a vehicle for a radioactive tracer of the same substance and that assists in its recovery after some chemical reaction

• a person or firm in the business of transporting people or goods or messages

• a radio wave that can be modulated in order to transmit a signal

• a man who delivers the mail

• a boy who delivers newspapers

• (medicine) a person (or animal) who has some pathogen to which he is immune but who can pass it on to others

• a rack attached to a vehicle; for carrying luggage or skis or the like

• (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring

cruisers
nounn
noun

• a car in which policemen cruise the streets; equipped with radiotelephonic communications to headquarters

• a large fast warship; smaller than a battleship and larger than a destroyer

• a large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on board

freighters
nounn
noun

• a cargo ship

oilers
nounn
noun

• a worker who oils engines or machinery

• a well that yields or has yielded oil

• a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk

ships
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a vessel that carries passengers or freight

verb

• transport commercially

• hire for work on a ship

• go on board

• travel by ship

• place on board a ship

steamships
nounn
noun

• a ship powered by one or more steam engines

submarines
nounn
noun

• a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

• a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States

adjective satellite

• beneath the surface of the sea

verb

• move forward or under in a sliding motion

• throw with an underhand motion

• bring down with a blow to the legs

• control a submarine

• attack by submarine

transporters
nounn
noun

• a long truck for carrying motor vehicles

• a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships

• a moving belt that transports objects (as in a factory)

vessels
nounn
noun

• a tube in which a body fluid circulates

• a craft designed for water transportation

• an object used as a container (especially for liquids)

warships
nounn
noun

• a government ship that is available for waging war

crewman
nounn
noun

• any member of a ship's crew

• a member of a flight crew

• a member of a work crew

oiler
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a worker who oils engines or machinery

• a well that yields or has yielded oil

• a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk

trooper
nounn
noun

• a soldier in a motorized army unit

• a mounted police officer

• a state police officer

• a soldier mounted on horseback

oil tanker
nounn
noun

• a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk

tank driver
nounn
noun

• a soldier who drives a tank

tank ship
nounn
noun

• a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk

tank truck
nounn
noun

• a motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads.

Best Hypernyms For TANKERS

Here is a list of related hypernyms for tankers, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (7)
motortruck soldier truck carriers conveyances ships vessels
Phrases (2)
cargo shipcargo vessel

Alternatives for NAVAL

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