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单词 oiler
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Definition of oiler in English:

oiler

noun ˈɔɪləˈɔɪlər
  • 1An oil tanker.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She was also, as a fleet oiler, at the vanguard of the fleet that launched the assault on Pearl Harbour.
    • Future tests are planned for the Merlin with RFA vessels, in particular auxiliary oilers and auxiliary oil and replenishment ships.
    • The Europeans are also in need of seagoing oilers and fleet replenishment vessels.
    • Nato also has dispatched seven frigates, a destroyer, and an auxiliary oiler to the Mediterranean to take the place of American naval assets there.
    • The oiler towed the Thonburi back to Bangkok where she entered dock for repairs.
    • On 7 December, the Pacific Fleet had two oilers in Pearl Harbor and three at sea and six others in ports on the west coast; only four of these were capable of at-sea refueling.
    • The time span will also allow contractors seeking to transform the ship into a Royal Australian Navy oiler to go onboard and assess what needs to be done and what equipment will be required.
    • The surviving engineer from the wreck of the fleet oiler heads for his old ship with the dive guide.
    • The 180-metre long oilers, officially classified as Large Fleet Tankers, are fitted with two Vulcan Phalanx close-in weapon systems.
    • With the Pacific Fleet's oilers supplying fuel to ships in the Hawaiian area, it meant new supplies were not being brought in from the mainland.
    • One reason for sending the USS Cole to a Yemen port to refuel was because there were not enough fleet oilers to refuel the Cole at sea.
    • A ‘T-AO’ designation indicates that the ship is an underway replenishment oiler.
    • The loss of the fleet oiler USS Pecos to Japanese action exacerbated the situation further.
    • With similar dimensions, it will also match Westralia's capabilities once converted from an oiler to underway replenishment ship.
    • Other ships serve as fleet ocean tugboats, fast combat support ships, oilers, ammunition ships, and combat stores ships.
    • While in these patrol areas, the subs should have systematically hunted down and destroyed US tankers and Navy oilers.
    • Commercial oilers may have a tank which dispenses the insecticide like a lantern wick.
    • The Navy also suffered from a severe shortage of oilers, which limited the operations radius of the fleet.
    • The rest pressed on and were over the Mobile Fleet by 6: 30 P.M. In growing darkness, the Americans attacked, damaging several vessels and sinking three, the carrier Hiyo and two oilers.
    • And the USS Arctic, which is an oiler and a resupply ship, is heading down to be on station.
    1. 1.1 An oilcan.
    2. 1.2North American informal An oil well.
  • 2A person who oils machinery.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The engine oiler had a painfully swollen jaw, apparently from an abscessed tooth.
    • Pat got into construction early, signing up with Boise-based Morrison-Knudsen Co. as a dragline oiler at age 22.
    • In the tale, as four men - a captain, a cook, an oiler, and a correspondent (Crane's alter ego) - battle perilous billows, they silently mull over the cosmic significance of their plight.
    • Their father worked in construction as a crane operator, oiler and mechanic.
    • It could have been the work of someone of fairly low level experience, such as an oiler.
    • It was not long after 26-year-old Jun started working as an oiler on board the Joint Spirit before he discovered the ship's dark secret.
  • 3oilersNorth American informal Oilskin garments.

    Roy, in his oilers, did not get wet

Rhymes

boiler, broiler, Euler, spoiler, toiler
 
 

Definition of oiler in US English:

oiler

nounˈɔɪlərˈoilər
  • 1An oil tanker.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The surviving engineer from the wreck of the fleet oiler heads for his old ship with the dive guide.
    • On 7 December, the Pacific Fleet had two oilers in Pearl Harbor and three at sea and six others in ports on the west coast; only four of these were capable of at-sea refueling.
    • The loss of the fleet oiler USS Pecos to Japanese action exacerbated the situation further.
    • She was also, as a fleet oiler, at the vanguard of the fleet that launched the assault on Pearl Harbour.
    • The 180-metre long oilers, officially classified as Large Fleet Tankers, are fitted with two Vulcan Phalanx close-in weapon systems.
    • The time span will also allow contractors seeking to transform the ship into a Royal Australian Navy oiler to go onboard and assess what needs to be done and what equipment will be required.
    • With similar dimensions, it will also match Westralia's capabilities once converted from an oiler to underway replenishment ship.
    • Future tests are planned for the Merlin with RFA vessels, in particular auxiliary oilers and auxiliary oil and replenishment ships.
    • The Navy also suffered from a severe shortage of oilers, which limited the operations radius of the fleet.
    • A ‘T-AO’ designation indicates that the ship is an underway replenishment oiler.
    • With the Pacific Fleet's oilers supplying fuel to ships in the Hawaiian area, it meant new supplies were not being brought in from the mainland.
    • The oiler towed the Thonburi back to Bangkok where she entered dock for repairs.
    • One reason for sending the USS Cole to a Yemen port to refuel was because there were not enough fleet oilers to refuel the Cole at sea.
    • Commercial oilers may have a tank which dispenses the insecticide like a lantern wick.
    • While in these patrol areas, the subs should have systematically hunted down and destroyed US tankers and Navy oilers.
    • Other ships serve as fleet ocean tugboats, fast combat support ships, oilers, ammunition ships, and combat stores ships.
    • The rest pressed on and were over the Mobile Fleet by 6: 30 P.M. In growing darkness, the Americans attacked, damaging several vessels and sinking three, the carrier Hiyo and two oilers.
    • Nato also has dispatched seven frigates, a destroyer, and an auxiliary oiler to the Mediterranean to take the place of American naval assets there.
    • And the USS Arctic, which is an oiler and a resupply ship, is heading down to be on station.
    • The Europeans are also in need of seagoing oilers and fleet replenishment vessels.
    1. 1.1 An oilcan.
    2. 1.2North American informal An oil well.
  • 2A person who oils machinery.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It was not long after 26-year-old Jun started working as an oiler on board the Joint Spirit before he discovered the ship's dark secret.
    • It could have been the work of someone of fairly low level experience, such as an oiler.
    • In the tale, as four men - a captain, a cook, an oiler, and a correspondent (Crane's alter ego) - battle perilous billows, they silently mull over the cosmic significance of their plight.
    • Pat got into construction early, signing up with Boise-based Morrison-Knudsen Co. as a dragline oiler at age 22.
    • Their father worked in construction as a crane operator, oiler and mechanic.
    • The engine oiler had a painfully swollen jaw, apparently from an abscessed tooth.
  • 3oilersNorth American informal Oilskin garments.

    Roy, in his oilers, did not get wet
 
 
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