motor ship

noun

Definition of motor shipnext
as in merchant ship

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  1. merchant ship
  2. aircraft carrier
  3. barge
  4. cutter
  5. steamship
  6. transport
  7. tanker
  8. steamer
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • As of Thursday, the United States Navy’s Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) has been at sea for 237 days, making just a single port visit last month, and its current deployment has now lasted 258 days.
    — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The Type 076 combines technologies developed for China’s Type 075 amphibious assault ship and Type 003 aircraft carrier, bringing together existing systems to create a more advanced naval platform.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of aircraft carrier
Noun
  • In other parts of the route, the road drops close enough to the river so that drivers can watch barge traffic on the Mississippi.
    — Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2026
  • Once the plant reaches the end of its operational lifespan, tugboats will tow the entire barge to a specialized shipyard for decommissioning.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Definition of barge
Noun
  • With the movie aficionados apparently learning their lesson after two quarters, Fair Lawn rallied for a 13-12 win – one of the cutters scored two touchdowns and the extra point.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In May and June, about a quarter of the pitches that Eldridge saw were fastballs (four-seam, sinkers, cutters) in the strike zone.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of cutter
Noun
  • The ferry also stops on Ellis Island, part of the national park, and is famous for processing more than 12 million immigrant steamship passengers through its federal immigration station from 1892 to 1954.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The seasoning’s name is a nod to the region’s maritime history and is named for the Old Bay Line, a passenger steamship that traveled the Chesapeake Bay between Baltimore and Norfolk, Virginia, in the early 1900s.
    — Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 31 July 2026
Definition of steamship
Noun
  • The ‘next step’ On a sunny September day last year in the Chinese port city of Ningbo, not far from Shanghai, higher-ups from shipping company Sea Legend mingled with local transport officials at a port terminal.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • In the 20-foot configuration, a Containerized Missile Launcher can accommodate up to 18 FV-014 and is fully compatible with existing transport, logistics and operational platforms.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of transport
Noun
  • Six vessels moved into the Persian Gulf — five cargo ships and one tanker — while one cargo ship exited into the Gulf of Oman.
    — Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Meanwhile, a tanker reported hearing two explosions off the coast of Oman while transiting Hormuz, according to a Wednesday incident report from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of tanker
Noun
  • Infused with menthol and essential oils, each steamer releases a refreshing scent for 10 to 15 minutes and is individually wrapped for easy storage or travel.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • With little formal education, Mulholland had left his native Ireland in his teens, worked steamer ships on the Great Lakes, labored in lumber camps and prospected for gold.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of steamer
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