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motor ship

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Definition of motor ship

as in merchant ship

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In October 1784 the Moroccans captured an American merchant ship, the Betsey, and announced that the ship and its crew would be held pending the conclusion of a treaty.

— Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 23, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
The military said that 55 merchant ships transited Saturday with more than 17 million barrels of oil.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Fortune, 20 June 2026

Definition of merchant ship

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The Chinese are similarly continuing their buildup of massively armed and staffed aircraft carriers, and will soon start work on the largest nuclear aircraft carrier in the world.

— Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026
The Russian drone launch took place while the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle and its escort ships were nearby during a visit to Sweden.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026

Definition of aircraft carrier

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Thought the cutter was really good, but by far, the best his curveball and slider have been.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
Future launches could carry new tools, such as a knife, a cutter, or a robotic screwdriver for more invasive servicing or repairs.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 24 July 2026

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The Brotherhood later sued a Chesapeake Bay steamship, named the Sue, that had refused to admit Black passengers to its first-class cabin.

— Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 17 July 2026
Those who chose to rest on the banks of the Potomac River could be seen by steamship passengers playing bridge and dancing in the river breeze.

— Hana Kiros, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026

Definition of steamship

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The robot is intended for inspection work, material transport, and assembly tasks inside industrial facilities.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Those winds suppress the upward drag of cooler water from the deep ocean through Ekman transport or the Ekman Spiral.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of transport

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Boom operators are those who direct the transfer of fuel from the KC-135 fuel tanker to other aircraft mid-flight.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Of course, this growing mass constitutes a serious threat to the ocean ecosystem, not to mention the environmental catastrophes regularly caused by tanker accidents themselves.

— Alexander Klose, Scientific American, 24 July 2026

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