motor ship

noun

Definition of motor shipnext
as in merchant ship

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor ship
  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
  • China launched Fujian aircraft carrier with three electromagnetic catapults recently.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Private docks that stretch farther than an aircraft carrier is long won’t be built along the Georgia coast after all.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of aircraft carrier
Noun
  • Kemetale This boutique operator, which launched in 2022 with the Kemet Dahabeya, has small-scale ships that take their cues from the traditional dahabeah, a kind of sailing barge.
    — Susan B. Barnes, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Men stand on the side of a barge in New York Harbor holding a rope attached to a wooden crate from which Harry Houdini was trying to escape July 7, 1912.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of barge
Noun
  • When Traoré’s speed pulls a defender toward the rim, a cutter can slip behind the help, or a shooter can find daylight on the perimeter.
    — C.J. Holmes, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • He was fired up after Yandy Diaz missed a cutter to end the fifth.
    — Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of cutter
Noun
  • That last pandemic was accelerated by a boom in rail and steamship travel but was eventually quashed by advances in science.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of steamship
Noun
  • The coil was transferred from the facility to a transport frame on October 30.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Spain’s transport minister resigned six days after a high-speed train crash south of Madrid killed 69 people, the country’s second deadly rail crash this year.
    — Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of transport
Noun
  • When the tanker’s food was exhausted, suppliers started bringing rice, daal, tomatoes and potatoes.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The tanker derives from Boeing’s 767 platform, which has recorded 1,361 deliveries since 1982.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of tanker
Noun
  • The water should remain below the steamer basket when cooking begins.
    — Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, remove wallpaper using a steamer, commercial wallpaper remover, or DIY liquid remover.
    — Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of steamer
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