as in merchant ship
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor ship
Noun
-
One became a merchant ship navigator in 1918.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026 -
Over the course of its full deployment from September 2024 through May 2025, the carrier strike group had a friendly fire incident in December — when a Navy destroyer launched missiles at two F-18s — a collision with a merchant ship in February and lost two F-18s, one in April and another in May.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
Noun
-
The rhetoric from Washington and Tehran — and US military deployments, including the recent arrival of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East — appears to signal confrontation, and many airlines have canceled flights to the Gulf over the past week.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
30 Jan. 2026
-
The trials mark the first time the aircraft carrier has operated in open waters, moving beyond construction and dockside testing at the shipyard.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Due to these conditions, the region is highly reliant on expensive and polluting diesel fuel transported by truck, plane, or barge.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
-
The 46-foot (14-meter) fairing made its way via barge and truck to Rocket Lab's facilities at MARS, after departing from the company's California test facility in December.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
The Coast Guard cutter Thunder Bay was also diverted to assist the search.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
-
The mission covered about 1,000 square miles using multiple aircraft, cutters and small boats over a 24-hour period.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
As the ship’s pilot, Smalls took charge and ordered the crew to light the fires that fueled the steamship.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Nov. 2025
-
The steamship was capable of carrying over 1,100 passengers and crew.—
Raul A. Reyes,
NBC news,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
While flat structures work well in many systems, one-dimensional forms offer advantages in applications that require fast transport or mechanical reinforcement.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Jan. 2026
-
Alongside metabolism, the team also measured reproductive hormones and blood parameters linked to oxygen transport.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Firefighters responded with a C-130 air tanker, dropped retardant and created containment lines around the fire.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
-
Eventually a team from TPWD arrived with a tanker truck to carry the fish back to the Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens, where all the Legacy Lunkers (largemouth bass weighing 14 pounds or more) are brought to carry on the state’s selective breeding program.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
-
Place beets and bulb in the steamer basket; lock lid.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Jan. 2026
-
Consider other products that complement the shower steamer experience, like shower gels, lotions and loofah sponges, in your gift set too.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Motor ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20ship. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
