freighter
Example Sentences
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Qatar's defence ministry also said a freighter arriving in its waters from Abu Dhabi was hit by a drone.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
The MD-11F freighter operated by UPS, crashed after one of its engines separated from the wing as it was preparing to take off from Louisville.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2026
The airport has brought on Chinese-speaking staff and plans to demolish old military air hangars to make more freighter parking and warehouse space, according to Torsten Wefers, the airport’s vice president of sales and marketing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
The freighter was quickly unloaded and flew back to China carrying only empty pallets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Two days after that, Billy was turned over to the Americans, who shipped him home on a very slow freighter called the Lucretia A. Mott.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
