freighter

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Qatar's defence ministry also said a freighter arriving in its waters from Abu Dhabi was hit by a drone.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

He said these included a French ship and a freighter from the UK.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Consider the March 1942 sinking of the British freighter Induna.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

The freighter, ordered by Taiwan’s EVA Air, took off for Taipei on April 8, according to FlightRadar24 data.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2024

Mr. Levy' listened to her snoring and watched the Monrovian freighter moving out into the harbor and turning downstream toward the Gulf.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole