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The most prominent features of the Cygnus cargo freighter are its circular, fan-like solar arrays and an aluminum cylinder called the pressurized cargo module that bears some resemblance to a keg of beer.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Daryl was able to get to France on a freighter.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Andrew Pepler — the great-great-great grandson of James Carruthers, the shipping executive after whom a sunken freighter was named — said the news that the missing ship was finally found overwhelmed him with a flood of emotions.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Museumgoers can also explore a huge freighter and tugboat, docked along the Maumee River outside the museum.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 22 Aug. 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Daryl was able to get to France on a freighter.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Andrew Pepler — the great-great-great grandson of James Carruthers, the shipping executive after whom a sunken freighter was named — said the news that the missing ship was finally found overwhelmed him with a flood of emotions.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Museumgoers can also explore a huge freighter and tugboat, docked along the Maumee River outside the museum.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Freighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freighter. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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freighter
noun
freight·er
ˈfrāt-ər 
1
: a person who carries or ships freight
2
: a ship or airplane used chiefly to carry freight
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