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Oilers

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Word	Definition
oil tankernoun	(nautical) A ship that transports oil (petroleum), such as crude oil or bunker oil.
tankernoun	(nautical) A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid.
tank shipnoun	a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
tankersnoun	(nautical) A tankship, a vessel used to transport large quantities of fluid.
stokersnoun	A person who stokes, especially one on a steamship or steam train, who stokes coal in the boilers.
jetternoun	Any of a number of devices that eject a pressurized stream of liquid.
roughnecksnoun	(colloquial, chiefly US) A labourer on an oil rig or in the oilpatch, either skilled or semiskilled.
grindersnoun	Any of various machines or devices that grind things, such as by grinding them down or grinding them up.
bobtailnoun	A short, or deliberately shortened tail.
extractorsnoun	(automotive) A set of pipes fitted to the exhaust ports of an automotive engine, designed to increase its power output (essentially by altering gas pressures to get more fuel through it). https://web.archive.org/web/20060820191056/http://moonahmufflers.com.au/extractors/index.html
pintlenoun	(nautical) A pin or bolt, usually vertical, which acts as a pivot for a hinge or a rudder.
oilwellnoun	Alternative form of oil well. [A hole drilled into the earth from which petroleum is pumped.]
switchmennoun	(rail transport) A person who operates railway switches that route trains onto rail tracks.
steam boilernoun	A boiler that is designed to produce steam.
unloadernoun	One who or that which unloads.
trimmersnoun	One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
edgernoun	A tool that is used to trim the edges of a lawn.
melternoun	A person or thing that melts.
swampernoun	Someone or something that swamps or overwhelms.
weldersnoun	One who welds, that is, unites pieces of steel, aluminum, or other metals by welding.