freighter
Example Sentences
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“They fooled us,” says Victor, retired after a life as a freighter crewman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
The MD-11F freighter operated by UPS, crashed after one of its engines separated from the wing as it was preparing to take off from Louisville.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 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 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
“The night Carl Heine died, a freighter came through Ship Channel Bank, just like—” “You playing detective?”
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
