freighter
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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
There was a close call at Newark Liberty International Airport last week, when an Alaska Air plane flew over a FedEx freighter when both were attempting to land on crossing runways at the same time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
In one operation about 35 nautical miles from the small island of Gavdos, off Crete, a coastguard vessel, a Danish freighter and a helicopter took 365 people off a fishing boat, according to the agency.
From Barron's ● Dec. 26, 2025
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
Kabuo left his radio on; he wanted to hear about it if a freighter came down the strait and put in a call to the lighthouse.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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