motor ship

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Noun
  • Under the cover of night on July 30, 1949, the Amethyst quenched all its lights on board and shadowed a passing Chinese merchant ship, the Kiangling Liberation, following it through the tricky shoals of the river.
    Anne Ewbank, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
  • One became a merchant ship navigator in 1918.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • While the Ford — the largest aircraft carrier in the world — appears to have pulled ahead of its strike group after departing from the Caribbean last week, the full Lincoln strike group has been in the Middle East for weeks.
    Joanne Stocker, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
  • One aircraft carrier group is already in the region and another is on the way.
    Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • It's then sent by barge to West Elizabeth.
    Mamie Bah, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The parents of the three Miami Yacht Club summer campers who were killed last summer when a 60-foot barge slammed into their sailboat sued the company that owns the barge, alleging negligence and irresponsible hiring.
    Milena Malaver, Sun Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Yamamoto reached into his five-pitch repertoire Saturday, mixing in six fastballs, eight splitters, five sinkers, four cutters, four curveballs and three sliders.
    Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Add the tomatoes and bring to a simmer, breaking up the tomatoes with a potato masher, pastry cutter, or heavy fork.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Victor Rillet, a 21-year-old Frenchman, disembarked the steamship Washington in New York in October 1864, carrying the kind of optimism that fuels both great innovation and spectacular disappointment.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Tom Townsend, a former Putnam County school superintendent, said his family operated steamship tours showcasing the Ocklawaha before construction of the dam.
    David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The device also has three separate layers – one each for evaporation, ion transport, and electrical charge collection.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Two Boeing 747-8 aircraft, which are specialized jets with advanced communications and defense systems, will serve as the next generation of presidential air transport.
    George Petras, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In October, a Russian Su-30 fighter accompanied by an Il-78 refueling tanker violated Lithuanian airspace – an unmistakable signal of endurance and deliberate mission planning.
    Frederic Lemieux, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
  • According to Davie fire officials, the crash involved two vehicles, including a fuel tanker, in the westbound lanes of I-595 east of Davie Road.
    Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The make-shift steamer move is brilliant.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Searchers have discovered the wreck of a luxury steamer that sank in a Lake Michigan gale in the late 19th century, completing a quest that began almost 60 years ago.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Motor ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20ship. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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