tanker

タンカー

船内の大きなタンクで石油などの液体を運ぶ大型船。

やさしい英語で： A large ship that carries liquids such as oil in big containers inside it.

• An oil tanker entered the port.
• The tanker carried fuel across the ocean.
• Two tankers were waiting near the coast.

類義語： tank ship

よく使う表現： oil tanker, tanker crew, tanker spill

空中給油機

飛行中のほかの航空機に燃料を補給する航空機。

やさしい英語で： An aircraft that carries fuel and gives it to other aircraft while they are flying.

• The tanker refuelled two jets.
• A tanker joined the fighters above the coast.
• The air force needs more tankers for long missions.

類義語： refuelling aircraft

よく使う表現： tanker aircraft, aerial tanker, tanker pilot

ロングボード

波に乗るための長いサーフボード。

やさしい英語で： A long surfboard used for riding waves.

• He rides an old tanker.
• I paddled my tanker towards the next wave.
• Those heavy tankers are hard to turn.

類義語： longboard

よく使う表現： ride a tanker, old tanker, tanker surfboard