supertanker
n.— «Starwood, which prides itself on expertise in the “supertanker market,” is marketing the Diplomat heavily to convention and meeting planners, state and national associations, major corporate incentives. “This hotel has enough meeting capacity to do virtually nothing but meetings.”» —“The hotel that labor built” by Carlo Wolff Lodging Hospitality Jan. 1, 2001. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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