freighter
Example Sentences
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Just one lone freighter was seen moving towards the port.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
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
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
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
