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oiler::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | oil well |
| Type of | well |
| Has types | wildcat, wildcat well, stripper well, gusher, spouter, stripper |
| Derivation | oil |
oiler::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | oil tanker, tank ship, tanker |
| Type of | cargo vessel, cargo ship |
| Has types | supertanker |
| Derivation | oil |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | worker |
| Derivation | oil |
Examples of oiler
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It didn't matter that I had served on a fleet oiler in the Atlantic fleet.
From the charlotteobserver.com
It has an automatic oiler with adjustable oil flow that keeps the chain properly oiled.
From the news.enquirer.com
The last USS Wichita, a replenishment oiler, was decommissioned in 1993.
From the kansas.com
Each load earns the hot oiler at least $900, minus whatever kickback the pumper demands.
From the time.com
One of these is the naval replenishment oiler, a tanker which can fuel a moving vessel.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On the phone was a retired machine oiler named Maurice Conway.
From the ocregister.com
Lalu, an oiler, provided investigators with cell phone photos of a bypass hose used in the discharges.
From the boston.com
Fletcher immediately detached TF11 to refuel from the oiler Tippecanoe while TF 17 refueled from Neosho.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Then the hot oiler, usually someone hired to drain the saltwater tank, pumps out the crude and carries it away.
From the time.com
- A worker who oils engines or machinery
- Oil well: a well that yields or has yielded oil
- Oil tanker: a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
- An oiler is a worker whose main job is to oil machinery. In previous eras there were oiler positions in various industries, including maritime work (naval and commercial), railroading, steelmaking, and mining. ...
- A replenishment oiler or fleet tanker is a naval auxiliary ship with fuel tanks and dry cargo holds, which can replenish other ships while underway in the high seas. Such ships are used by several countries around the world.
- Micromasters is a Transformers subline composed of small figures that came packaged in groups and with bases that interacted with the figures. They were sold at the peak of Galoob's Micro Machines craze and were packaged in groups of four just like Micro Machines. ...
- An oil tanker; An oil well; A junior role in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, consisting mainly of keeping machinery lubricated
- (OILERS) I really like the colors for the edmonton oilers. I don't think the new logo is bad, but you could do a lot more with the oilers. We don't need anymore jerseys with text on it in the NHL. ...
- A service TENDER for other vessels; see LIGHTER, BOAT.
