freighter
Example Sentences
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A headlong drive for efficiency cut the average time needed to assemble a “Liberty Ship” freighter from around eight months shortly after Pearl Harbor to barely one month by 1945.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
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
“They fooled us,” says Victor, retired after a life as a freighter crewman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 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 steam whistle from the freighter faded eastward.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
