freighter

Example Sentences

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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

A runaway freighter full of gypsum rammed a steel bridge, but the cause was crew inattention, not mechanical like Baltimore.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

On that night an enormous freighter had plowed right through the fishing grounds, throwing before it a wake large enough to knock even a big man overboard.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson