freighter

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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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

In the meantime factories building the 737 Max, the 777 and the 767 freighter have all been affected by the walk outs.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024

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

“That freighter came along and knocked him from the mast. The knife and the lantern went overboard with him—the knife and the lantern were never found, right?—and—” “Pipe down a minute, Abel,” said Art Moran.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson