tanker vs tub

tanker

noun
  • A tank ship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of liquid. 

  • A longboard. 

  • An aircraft built or modified to carry water and/or fire retardant for dropping on wildfires. 

  • A tank truck. 

  • A fuel tanker, petrol tanker, road tanker. 

  • An aircraft carrying a large supply of jet fuel or avgas for aerial refueling of other aircraft, plus equipment allowing the in-air transfer of fuel. 

  • A tank car. 

  • Member of a tank crew, or of an armoured unit. 

verb
  • To carry more fuel than necessary for a flight, in order to avoid having to refuel at a destination where fuel is more expensive or in short supply. 

  • To transport (oil, etc.) in a tanker. 

tub

noun
  • The contents or capacity of such a vessel. 

  • A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in. 

  • A slow-moving craft. 

  • A bathtub. 

  • Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc. 

  • A small cask. 

  • A corpulent or obese person. 

  • Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc). 

  • A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft. 

verb
  • To bathe in a tub. 

  • To plant, set, or store in a tub. 

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