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Two tug boats, one from Ontario and one from Minnesota, were alongside the freighter.
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Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
The latest Canadian freighter to run aground in the Detroit River near downtown has been freed.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 27 Nov. 2025
The company also owns three Boeing 747 freighters.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
In both book and film, Claire meets Grainier during his stint as a freighter with a horse and wagon through Idaho’s forest, but in the film Claire (Kerry Condon) is a forestry services worker posted at a remote fire lookout tower.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
The latest Canadian freighter to run aground in the Detroit River near downtown has been freed.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 27 Nov. 2025
The company also owns three Boeing 747 freighters.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 26 Nov. 2025
In both book and film, Claire meets Grainier during his stint as a freighter with a horse and wagon through Idaho’s forest, but in the film Claire (Kerry Condon) is a forestry services worker posted at a remote fire lookout tower.
—Rory Doherty, Time, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Freighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freighter. Accessed 7 Dec. 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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