Used in a Sentence

oiler

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for oiler.

Editorial note

If that synfuel generation rate can be sustained, then the oiler is not needed.

Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

One who or that which oils.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of oiler gathered in one view.

noun

One who or that which oils.

noun

An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated.

noun

Any of various automatic devices for oiling pneumatic tools or other tools.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for oiler.

noun

An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated.

Example sentences

1

If that synfuel generation rate can be sustained, then the oiler is not needed.

2

Having a missile boat which can cross the pacific without an oiler is a must if we want to bring anything to the pacific.

3

Of course an alternative way to make this feasible for the fleet would be to build a nuclear powered oiler.

4

Sealift command / auxiliary force has ~30 fast support/oiler/ammunition ships total for all of USN.

5

I like vintage tools, but if you need an oiler now, it's hard to beat a Goldenrod.

6

I was on a US Navy Oiler which was getting some maintanance from the shipyard in Subic Bay, PI.

7

As a peak-oiler at the time I paid close attention to the run-up to $150 and the financial crisis that followed.

8

And here I felt he added lubrication to machinery = Oiler and my friend Eugene who's mother called him Oygen does the same.

9

I do wonder if any Houston Oiler fans cheer for the Tennesee Titans.

10

As with Healy's fire leaving the US without an icebreaker this summer, this week a grounding apparently left the US Navy without an oiler in the Middle East[1].

11

Squirt oiler to get stuff running smoothly again.

12

You're paying the union for the right to use a tunnel boring machine, and you have an oiler watching your cranes because it's still 1910 and that's a full-time position.

Quote examples

1

In terms of UI animation the most sensible thing to use is Euler Integration (pronounced "oiler").

2

There needs to be nuclear powered "oiler ships" that stay out at sea indefinitely and recharge passing by electric ships.

3

It's a shibboleth for English lit majors, like knowing Euler is "oiler" for math folks.

4

Not sure how an American would pronounce "oiler" but if it's "oil" as in "sunflower oil" then that's a pretty good emulation of the original German pronounciation of "Euler"...

Proper noun examples

1

So, to remind myself, Euler's name is pronounced more like Oiler, right?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use oiler in a sentence?

If that synfuel generation rate can be sustained, then the oiler is not needed.

What does oiler mean?

One who or that which oils.

What part of speech is oiler?

oiler is commonly used as noun.