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freighter

noun

Definition of freighter

as in steamship

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Recent Examples of freighter The freighter will deliver this cargo three days after launch, if all goes according to plan. — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026 Since 1994, Fine Air has ranked as the largest all-cargo carrier at MIA, with 450 employees and a fleet of 15 DC-8 freighter aircraft serving South and Central America and the Carribbean. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026 Emirates SkyCargo in July flew the first commercial Boeing 777-300 passenger-to-freighter conversion, carrying more than 100 tons from Hong Kong to Dubai, with Israel Aerospace Industries contracted for at least three more conversions. — semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026 The ship is similar in size and capacity to the Sanchi, an Iranian ship that collided with a freighter off China in 2018 in the world’s worst oil tanker disaster in decades. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for freighter

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Noun

Passenger boats have not passed through these parts since the days of the steamship petered all the way out some 60 years ago.

— Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
The paperboard card could be used to buy airline, steamship and cruise tickets, but the balance had to be paid in full each month.

— USA Today, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of steamship

Noun

Strong demand for oil, particularly from Asia, continues to provide an incentive for tanker operators to transport energy supplies from the Persian Gulf, even as security threats complicate voyages.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Smaller ships occupied other berths, and one tanker was loading at an offshore mooring, with a UAE naval corvette standing guard nearby.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tanker

Noun

The prologue starts in 1986 in Newfoundland with a family relocating, uprooting their lives in the most all-encompassing of ways, taking their entire home — propped up on a barge and steered by a lone motorboat — across a bay.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
That is especially true for remote communities that must have their fuel flown in or delivered by barge before the rivers ice over.

— Becky Bohrer, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of barge

Noun

Like the squeezy dumpling, this one has a blushing cartoon face and accompanying tan steamer basket.

— Eva Flowe October 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026
The 12-piece set includes two sauce pans, two skillets, a saute pan, a stockpot, and a steamer insert with lids.

— Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of steamer

Noun

North Korea has intensified tensions with a series of military displays this month, including short-range ballistic missile launches, live-fire missile and artillery exercises, and the commissioning of a new warship.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Earlier this week, Denmark accused a Russian warship of firing two emergency flares at a Danish military helicopter over the Baltic Sea.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of warship

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After a grueling couple of days for tech stocks—propelled by drama and speculation around CoreWeave’s debt—traders bought the dip in the last 24 hours and stocks rose globally.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Aside from the change in volume, the mere announcement of the ban had an immediate impact on diesel prices among European traders, as noted by the Moscow Times at the time.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of trader

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The ship’s 21 crew members were safely evacuated and no injuries were reported, according to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Iran appears to be targeting vessels conducting ship-to-ship oil transfers around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a military institute.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026

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