| 单词 | bunker fuel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbunker fuel bunker fuel n. any type of fuel (originally coal, later heavy fuel oil) used to power the engines of ships; spec. (in full bunker fuel oil) the lowest grade of heavy fuel oil, which has a tar-like consistency and high levels of impurities such as sulphur. [Originally with reference to the bunkers on steamships in which coal was stored as fuel.] ΚΠ 1879 M. W. Aisbitt Let. in Marine Engineer Oct. 135/1 The total weight of the engines, boilers, and bunker fuel contained between the boiler and engine bulkheads, is only about one half of the displacement of that portion of the vessel when immersed to the load water line. 1927 Mil. Engineer 19 33/1 (advt.) We offer Bunker Fuel Oil, Asphalt, Road Oils, Gasoline, Lubricating Oils and Greases of high quality and uniformity. 2018 New Scientist 24 Feb. 25 Cargo ships..use bunker fuel, a cheap and sludgy oil that can emit about 3500 times as much sulphur dioxide as diesel does. < as lemmas |
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