Used in a Sentence

oilers

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

Editorial note

No oilers and low ammo means no prolonged conflict.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

One who or that which oils.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of oilers 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 oilers.

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.

noun

Synonym of oilcan.

Example sentences

1

No oilers and low ammo means no prolonged conflict.

2

There are also Royal Navy oilers and other logistics ships that can replenish fuel or other resources.

3

Agree regarding the snake oilers but you can't discount distrust and disenfranchisement of/from the establishment nd institutions.

4

Although peak oilers reach a different conclusion, that is because they are carrying out the calculation incorrectly.

5

Heck, lots of mine want to be oiled regularly which is annoying without in-line oilers.

6

Furthermore, peak oilers are ignoring or not counting other large energy losses of fossil fuels.

7

Then there's ~20 slower oilers that's not fit for high tempo ops.

8

The pentagon objected due to the lack of ammo and oilers.

9

My Oilers need something like this for every time we win the Draft Lottery!

10

They have minimal ammo per the pentagon and no oilers.

11

Depending on state of PLA replenishment fleet, ability to retrofit temporary oilers to extend blue water range, they'll also station PLA aboard ships for trip wire.

12

We are lucky the peak oilers back then underestimated.

Quote examples

1

Without "oilers" (people who gift a ton of subs or money) most streams would die completely.

2

The "Population Bomb" crowd in the 70s and the peak oilers of today tried to do just that: to call the top.

3

I was aware of converted oil tankers ("oilers") that were fitted with a flight deck and hangar, but not paddlewheel propulsion.

4

Those waste heat losses provide no energy services to society, and should be counted as losses, but are wrongly counted as "energy returns" by peak oilers.

Proper noun examples

1

We stepped too far from The Truth (vim, ghc) and now we are all Oilers.

2

Shame about the province Let's Go Oilers.

Frequently asked questions

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

How do you use oilers in a sentence?

No oilers and low ammo means no prolonged conflict.

What does oilers mean?

One who or that which oils.

What part of speech is oilers?

oilers is commonly used as noun.