🇬🇧🇪🇸 tanker - petrolero : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "tanker" ("petrolero"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
A tanker is a huge vehicle, like a giant truck or ship, that is mostly just a big container for carrying lots and lots of liquid, such as oil, milk, water, or gasoline, from one place to another.
When the water tanker drove by, my little brother asked if it was a swimming pool on wheels.
Grandpa said if we got a chocolate syrup tanker, he’d personally volunteer as quality control.
A fuel tanker parked outside the gas station like a mama duck refilling all her baby duck pumps.
Our teacher said a tanker can carry millions of liters of liquid, so I offered to help drink it if it’s lemonade.
I asked the tanker driver if he ever felt like he was just babysitting a giant sloshy bathtub.
A small boy watched a gray tanker glide into the harbor. The tanker smelled of fuel; it leaned as workers rolled hoses from the tanker to a fishing boat. When a seal tangled in oil, men rushed from the tanker to cut it free. The boy cried, then smiled as the tanker left, calm water returning.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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