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
He said these included a French ship and a freighter from the UK.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 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
George Dasch and his team boarded a freighter, crossed its deck, and walked carefully over a gangplank into German U-boat 202.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
