On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Oiler. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as worker or well and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Oiler meaning
- One who or that which oils.
- An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated.
Using Oiler
- The main meaning on this page is: One who or that which oils. | An assistant in the engine room of a ship, senior only to a wiper, mainly responsible for keeping machinery lubricated. | One who or that which oils.
- Useful related words include: worker, oil well, well, oil tanker.
- In the example corpus, oiler often appears in combinations such as: an oiler, fleet oiler, the oiler.
Context around Oiler
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oiler
- In this selection, "oiler" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fleet, houston, active, hall and canadien stand out and add context to how "oiler" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fleet oiler and any active oiler. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oiler" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oiler
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Kris Russell (36) has played the Kings more than any active Oiler. (12 words)
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates and one support ship, such as a fleet oiler. (14 words)
Houston Oiler Hall-of-Famer Eddie George is surprisingly suave as greasy lawyer Billy Flynn. (15 words)
The operation, conducted by Navy divers, included the tapping of storage tanks and ultimately resulted in the pumping off of almost two million gallons of oil still located within the oiler. (31 words)
Nearly two years later, Lehkonen made his way toward the Oiler’s goal just as Cale Makar sent a long pass to Nathan MacKinnon in the corner. (27 words)
Now has more goals in his first 6 games as an Oiler than the man for whom he was traded, Milan Lucic, mustered in his last 125. (27 words)
Example sentences (10)
Nearly two years later, Lehkonen made his way toward the Oiler’s goal just as Cale Makar sent a long pass to Nathan MacKinnon in the corner.
My own best guess is that disastrous deal likely helped lead to the end of Puljujarvi’s own first stint as an Oiler as well.
Also, the remnants of a Navy fleet oiler can be found at the depths of the Ulithi lagoon.
Houston Oiler Hall-of-Famer Eddie George is surprisingly suave as greasy lawyer Billy Flynn.
Now has more goals in his first 6 games as an Oiler than the man for whom he was traded, Milan Lucic, mustered in his last 125.
The operation, conducted by Navy divers, included the tapping of storage tanks and ultimately resulted in the pumping off of almost two million gallons of oil still located within the oiler.
Three times an Oiler made his way to the box for an unnecessary foul of aggression, and all three times the Hurricanes converted with ruthless efficiency.
Kris Russell (36) has played the Kings more than any active Oiler.
Your get an opportunity to represent your country," said the former Maple Leaf, King, Oiler, Canadien and current KHL player.
Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates and one support ship, such as a fleet oiler.
Common combinations with oiler
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an oiler 4×
- fleet oiler 4×
- the oiler 2×