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supertanker

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supertanker
a large fast tanker of more than 275 000 tons capacity

supertanker [′sü·pər‚taŋ·kər]
(naval architecture)
An obsolete term for an unusually large tanker, about 30,000 to 50,000 tons deadweight; such a vessel is now referred to as a very large or ultra-large crude carrier.


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