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motor ship

noun

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 Navy described the event as its first successful connection between an underway aircraft carrier’s control station and an MQ-25A aircraft.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
The aircraft carrier After she is shot, President Penn is airlifted in Marine One to a docked United States aircraft carrier for surgery.

— Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of aircraft carrier

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The wreckage may have come from a schooner barge, a type of merchant vessel commonly used to transport cargo along the East Coast during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Robinson said.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Alabama Jack’s rebuilt on a barge and reopened in March 1966.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of barge

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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

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While agreeing that batteries play a key role in cutting emissions from transport and power generation, the study warns that emissions from producing them could rise sharply if manufacturing expands without cleaner processes.

— Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Premium camping, pre-pitched tents and glamping options will also be offered, alongside transport services from Melbourne and Ararat.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of transport

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While tanker crossings through the strait are still well below pre-war levels, a restoration in Saudi Arabia’s pipeline exports has helped restore flows and keep a lid on oil prices.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
One tanker is now sailing toward Poland through the Red Sea, according to Bloomberg, and at least 20 more shipments have passed through the Strait of Hormuz to other destinations since early September.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of tanker

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