Converse of object

• refuel: Air refueling tankers + 700 troops will be in Fairford March to Sept this year.

• escort: An auxiliary cruiser now escorted the tanker on a course of 80° at a speed of 8 knots.

Adjective modifier

• single-hull: In particular, she is proposing a ban on the transport of heavy fuel oil in single-hull tankers to or from EU ports.

• double-hulled: With additional financing, a double-hulled petroleum products tanker was ordered from a UK shipyard.

• stricken: The tour included Neil in the Lifeboat simulator going to the aid of a stricken oil tanker which was on fire!

• laden: An example may be a laden tanker passing through the Dover Straits.

• super: The RAE has the sensitivity of steer of a super tanker.

• bulk: Static bulk tanks and bulk road tankers should be approached from the sides of the vessels, not from the ends.

Modifies a noun

• barge: For on the night of the 25th October 1960 two tanker barges were swept into it whilst bound for Sharpness in thick fog.

• truck: And if you're lucky, you'll find a tanker truck to drive back to home base.

• prestige: I have worked hard to find compensation for the damage caused by the oil tanker Prestige.

• aircraft: Officials at the MoD are said to be shocked at BAE's arrogance on the contract for the tanker aircraft.

• spill: For an accidental pollutant release, such as an oil tanker spill, this is important for cleanup operations.

• lorry: Bulk quantities of feed were loaded into bulk tanker lorries.

Noun used with modifier

• hull: New European Union legislation has now banned all single hull tankers trading in our waters from 2010.

• slurry: He had been using a tractor and slurry vacuum tanker to empty a blocked and overflowing septic tank.

• gasoline: Over 1,000 soldiers are on stand-by, ready to drive gasoline tankers to garages.

• oil: They were due to sail aboard an oil tanker to film for tonight's episode.

• RAF: US Defense Secretary and Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff briefing 2 Jan 02 RAF tanker, reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft flew operational sorties.

• petroleum: With additional financing, a double-hulled petroleum products tanker was ordered from a UK shipyard.