Torrey Canyon, theTor‧rey Can‧yon, the /ˌtɒri ˈkænjən $ ˌtɔː-/an oil tanker (=a ship that carries oil) which was damaged on the rocks on the coast of Cornwall, southwest England, in 1967, and poured large quantities of oil into the sea, causing a lot of damage to the environment →Exxon Valdez, Sea Empress