freighter
Example Sentences
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Just one lone freighter was seen moving towards the port.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The latest reported delays follow the group’s decision last year to put off the launch of a freighter version of the A350 due to broader supply chain disruption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
Consider the March 1942 sinking of the British freighter Induna.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 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
Perhaps he’d squatted for a moment, building a bowline into the manila, and heard the steam whistle of the passing freighter sounding low across the water.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
