dray

Example Sentences

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As dozens of ships sat at anchor miles off the coast, awaiting their chance to unload, dray operators like Mr. Jackson idled for hours on land before they could enter port gates.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2022

Part of that effort is the Port of Seattle’s ongoing installation of shore power, having charging infrastructure for dray trucks and working to accommodate sustainable aviation fuels at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2021

It’s as if, instead of the Kentucky Derby, viewers were urged to enjoy the spectacle of thoroughbreds harnessed as dray horses.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 27, 2017

Construction is also more expensive than building on the mainland, since materials must be transported to the island by ferry and then to the building site by horse and dray.

From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 25, 2016

Two men in leather aprons were unloading beer barrels down a ramp from the dray cart.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan