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
“They fooled us,” says Victor, retired after a life as a freighter crewman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Consider the March 1942 sinking of the British freighter Induna.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
The walkout, which began in September and lasted for seven weeks, held up production of the 737 Max, the 777 and the 767 freighter.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2024
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
