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

He said these included a French ship and a freighter from the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

The freighter was quickly unloaded and flew back to China carrying only empty pallets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

A runaway freighter full of gypsum rammed a steel bridge, but the cause was crew inattention, not mechanical like Baltimore.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

Two days after that, Billy was turned over to the Americans, who shipped him home on a very slow freighter called the Lucretia A. Mott.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut