Words from the news, explained in easy English. From: Iran says two tankers hit by mines near Strait of Hormuz.
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Vocabulary in this episode
- supertankers
You heard “supertankers” in the news.
This means very large ships that carry oil.
- supertankers
For example: The port can handle supertankers.
Here, “supertankers” means very large oil-carrying ships.
- handle
For example: The port can handle supertankers.
Here, “handle” means to manage or serve these ships.
- disabled
You heard “disabled” in the news.
Here, it means made unable to work.
- disabled
For example: The broken printer was disabled for the day.
The printer was made unable to work for that day.