freighter
Example Sentences
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Just one lone freighter was seen moving towards the port.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 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 freighter was quickly unloaded and flew back to China carrying only empty pallets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
It halted work at Boeing's major factories in the Seattle region, paralysing production of the 737, the 777 and the 767 freighter.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025
The ship they were particularly anxious to get quickly into port was the Aleksandrovsk, a freighter carrying twenty-four hydrogen bomb warheads for intermediate-range missiles, along with forty-four tactical nuclear warheads.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
