motor ship

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Noun
  • As far back as 1975, when President Gerald Ford rescued the SS Mayaguez, the merchant ship captured by Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge, presidents have acknowledged the law and dutifully reported their military actions to Congress.
    Sarah Burns, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
  • 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
Noun
  • Today, an Iranian drone carrier, roughly the size of a WWII aircraft carrier, was struck and is now on fire.
    Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Spain will send its Christopher Columbus frigate to Cyprus, joining France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier and other Greek navy ships, its defense ministry said in a statement.
    Jasmine Green, NBC news, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The use of a memoir as a framing device isn’t a particularly original idea, and the sight of Tommy continuing to tap away at the keyboard while riding on a canal barge is borderline laughable.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Workers using an excavator stationed on a barge filled more than 72 bins, each holding up to 20 cubic yards of waste, with debris from the water, much of which was doused in oil.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Take a pastry cutter or sharp knife and cut straight down the center, and stack one half on top of the other.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Beauty and Hygiene Supplies Metal tools such as eyelash curlers, tweezers, and nail cutters can be sanitized by submerging into hydrogen peroxide for 15-20 seconds, then wiping clean.
    Nishaa Sharma, The Spruce, 5 Mar. 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 ship was hit by two missiles, sparking a fire, according to Malta's transport minister, Chris Bonett.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The nonprofit has an all-women operational team as well as about 50 volunteers who clean, transport, foster, educate and fundraise for the rabbits.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Saudi Arabia and the UAE could approach storage constraints within three to four weeks if tanker flows remain restricted, excluding Saudi Arabia’s underground storage capacity, which is not captured in current modelling.
    Amena Bakr, semafor.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Already, eight supertankers have loaded from the area this month, putting shipments on course for a record, according to tanker-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.
    Christine Burke, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The rooms are on the cozier side but thoughtfully designed, stylish, and comfortable, with details that make a difference, including a steamer that quickly became one of my favorite in-room amenities.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Hold the steamer a few inches from the fabric.
    Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Motor ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20ship. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

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