Tanker - meaning and illustration
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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes
1.1. Subject field:
- Marine navigation. (Hierarchy:
- Fisheries >
- Aquatic navigation >
- Marine navigation )
1.2. IPA transcription and prononciation for tanker:
BrE /ˈtæŋkə(r)/ NAmE /ˈtæŋkər/
Graph 1 : tanker - Google ngram extract ( graph of term etymology and evolution. Source: Google ngram )
1.3. Etymology of Tanker:
From tank and -er; from Portuguese tanque, ‘container for liquids’; from Gujarati ṭāṅkī, ‘container for liquids’; possibly from Sanskrit taḍāgaḥ, ‘pond’.1.4. French translation of tanker:
Tanker can be translated into French as:1.5. Definition of tanker in fisheries:
1.6. Plural of tanker:
Tankers;
Fishery terminology records for Tanker
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