supertanker

== English == === Etymology === From super- + tanker. === Pronunciation === === Noun === supertanker (plural supertankers) An extremely large tanker ship. Hypernyms: oil tanker, tanker ==== Usage notes ==== According to Wikipedia, an oil tanker must have the deadweight of over 250,000 tons to qualify as supertanker. In oil carrying capacity this means about 2 million barrels. ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === supertanker m (plural supertankers) supertanker === Further reading === “supertanker”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012