Usage Note
Petroliera is a large ship used to transport crude oil or petroleum products. The plural petroliere is regular. Note that petrolio (oil/petroleum) is the source word; the -iera suffix denotes a vessel, as in portaerei (aircraft carrier).
Examples
"La petroliera ha causato un grave disastro ambientale."
Natural Translation
The oil tanker caused a serious environmental disaster.

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