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petrol tanker

Meaning of "petrol tanker" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF PETROL TANKER

ˈpɛtrəl ˈtæŋkə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PETROL TANKER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Petrol tanker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PETROL TANKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Tank truck

A tank truck or tanker truck or petrol tanker is a motor vehicle designed to carry liquefied loads, dry bulk cargo or gases on roads. The largest such vehicles are similar to railroad tank cars which are also designed to carry liquefied loads. Many variants exist due to the wide variety of liquids that can be transported. Tank trucks tend to be large; they may be insulated or non-insulated; pressurized or non-pressurized; and designed for single or multiple loads. Some are semi-trailer trucks. They are difficult to drive due to their high center of gravity.

Definition of petrol tanker in the English dictionary

The definition of petrol tanker in the dictionary is a specially equipped ship or truck for transporting petrol and other fuels.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PETROL TANKER

anchor · anker · Bangka · Banka · banker · barranca · canker · Casablanca · flanker · hanker · janker · rancour · ranker · spanker · stratotanker · supertanker · tanker · thangka · wanker · yanker

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PETROL TANKER

petrol bomb · petrol bomber · petrol can · petrol cap · petrol engine · petrol filler cap · petrol gauge · petrol pump · petrol rationing · petrol station · petrol tank · petrol-driven · petrol. · petrolage · petrolatum · petroleous · petroleum · petroleum ether · petroleum jelly · petroleur

WORDS THAT END LIKE PETROL TANKER

aerial tanker · blinker · bunker · cow-spanker · drinker · embanker · honker · hunker · investment banker · Junker · linker · merchant banker · oil tanker · scrimshanker · skrimshanker · swanker · thanker · thinker · tinker · younker

Synonyms and antonyms of petrol tanker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «petrol tanker» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF PETROL TANKER

Find out the translation of petrol tanker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of petrol tanker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «petrol tanker» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

汽油加油机
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

camión cisterna
570 millions of speakers
en

English

petrol tanker
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

पेट्रोल टैंकर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ناقلة البنزين
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

бензовоз
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

gasolina petroleiro
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পেট্রোল ট্যাঙ্কার
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

essence pétrolier
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kapal tangki petrol
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Benzin -Tanker
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

ガソリンタンカー
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

가솔린 유조선
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Petrol tanker
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tàu chở xăng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

பெட்ரோல் டாங்கர்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

पेट्रोल टॅंकर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Benzin tankeri
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

petroliera
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

petrol Tanker
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

бензовоз
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

cisternă de benzină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πετρελαιοφόρου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

petroltenkwa
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bensin tankfartyg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bensin tanker
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of petrol tanker

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PETROL TANKER»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of petrol tanker
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «petrol tanker».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about petrol tanker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETROL TANKER»

Discover the use of petrol tanker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to petrol tanker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Collecting Dinky Toys
Type 4 Refno: 25d Production Period: 1948-1 950 Colour: Orange with black ' Petrol' Market Value: £100- £150/$150-$220 PETROL TANKER Refno: 30p Production Period: 1950-1952 Colour: Red or green with black 'Petrol' Market Value: ...
Mike Richardson
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The Casinos Project
That day at 4.30 in the morning the petrol tanker was parked in a service station in the Oman about an hour and half's drive from Hajmah. Johann Rheinhardt and his three hit men got out with the chest of guns weapons and ammunition and ...
John James Ross, 2010
3
Enhanced Boiling Heat Transfer
... Petrol tanker (general case) 1 ,350°C Petrol tanker (extreme case, such as 1 , 400°C for ITT) 0 35 10 20 30 100 MO 120 130 140 T me (min ) Figure 1 . Fire time -temperature curves (Annica Nordmark. 1998). impermeable concrete, with silica  ...
Raghu N. Singh, Ajoy K. Ghose, 1990
4
A Text of Automobile Technology: For Class 9
Milk tanker Petrol tanker Tankers vary in their capacities or volumes. You would have seen large tankers transporting petrol or diesel to filling stations. Petrol / disesel tankers have inflammable material written on them. Warning sign for ...
S N Jha, 2013
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Why Me?
The chasers' car bashed into the side of Dion's sending glass showering all over it. They were hitting the car with anything and everything despite heading towards the petrol tanker. The chasers were confident they would get round the tanker ...
Devon Pennant, 2006
6
Big Bang [the Cosmic Secret]: Original Version-2013/14*
Original Version-2013/14* Marco Thoft. The petrol tanker charged from the opposite direction. The driver took the bend pressing on the accelerator for the uphill run. Sarah Jones, who wore a crash helmet and Skeldon's own protective clothing ...
Marco Thoft, 2013
7
Hornet Flight
As he approached the petrol tanker for the eighth time, he saw that his plan was beginning to fall apart. Karen was walking away from the tree stump, back toward the woods. She gave the sentry a friendly wave, so they must have parted on ...
Ken Follett, 2003
8
Renewable Energy Cannot Sustain a Consumer Society
A returning petrol tanker weighs only about one third its loaded weight. Secondly, gas will flow from the tanker to the filling station tanks until the pressures in each are equal (and that would take time, due to temperature and density effects) ...
F. E. Trainer, 2007
9
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
communicate it to the public, including the issue of petrol. It is appropriate to really express sorrow that when a petrol tanker overturns, you find women, children and men rushing to scoop that petrol. We have had several accidents of that ...
10
The Magical Parallel
Afollowing petrol tanker ploughed straight into the bus, pushing it a good 30 metres further down the carriageway and under the bridge on the other side. Screams could still be heard, then a series of metallic thunks as two following cars ...
Ray Metcalfe, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETROL TANKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term petrol tanker is used in the context of the following news items.
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Road carnage: FRSC set to crackdown on rickety tankers, trucks
In the last couple of months close to 100 lives had been lost across the country, and properties worth millions of naira destroyed in petrol tanker ... «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
2
Tragedy: Tanker fire kills teenagers locked up by parents
... as two teenagers lost their while four others were injured when a petrol tanker lost control and crashed near a micro finance bank in the town. «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
3
Workers Struggles: Asia, Australia and the Pacific
A three-week strike and occupation by 36 Australian crew members of the Teekay-owned petrol tanker Alexander Spirit in Devonport, ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
4
Person taken to hospital after four-vehicle M3 rush-hour smash
Three cars and one petrol tanker are believed to have been involved in the collision, which resulted in a person being taken to hospital. «Get Surrey, Jul 15»
5
NANS tells FG: “Ban truck drivers from plying highways during …
... 2015, 69 people were burnt to death in Onitsha, Anambra state, involving a petrol tanker; seven people were also killed in Lagos-Ibadan auto ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
6
Nigerians urged to live up to their responsibilities
... that happened in Nigeria where people risked their lives simply because they wanted to scoop fuel from an overurned Petrol Tanker, in Jos. «Vatican Radio, Jul 15»
7
Petrol tanker and car crash sees emergency services descend on …
Petrol tanker and car crash sees emergency services descend on quiet Lincolnshire road. By Lincolnshire Echo | Posted: July 19, 2015. fire. SHARE PICTURE. «Lincolnshire Echo, Jul 15»
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Disqualification for tanker driver seen swigging lager at the wheel
A DRIVER seen swigging from a can of Stella while at the wheel of a 40-tonne petrol tanker, has been disqualified from driving for 12 months. «The Northern Echo, Jul 15»
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Tanker Accident: 32 Unclaimed Victims Buried In Mass Grave
tanker accident The 32 unclaimed victims of the May 31 petrol tanker accident at Upper Iweka, Anambra State, who were burnt beyond ... «CHANNELS TELEVISION, Jul 15»
10
UPDATED WITH PICS: Two cars and petrol tanker in collision near …
The cars involved are a Seat Ibiza, a silver BMW and a petrol tanker. Speaking to the Echo at the scene, PC Rogers said: "We were called to a ... «Dorset Echo, Jul 15»
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