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
He said these included a French ship and a freighter from the UK.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2026
Consider the March 1942 sinking of the British freighter Induna.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 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 ship they were particularly anxious to get quickly into port was the Aleksandrovsk, a freighter carrying twenty-four hydrogen bomb warheads for intermediate-range missiles, along with forty-four tactical nuclear warheads.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
