freighter

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

In one operation about 35 nautical miles from the small island of Gavdos, off Crete, a coastguard vessel, a Danish freighter and a helicopter took 365 people off a fishing boat, according to the agency.

From Barron's • Dec. 26, 2025

The airport has brought on Chinese-speaking staff and plans to demolish old military air hangars to make more freighter parking and warehouse space, according to Torsten Wefers, the airport’s vice president of sales and marketing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

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

For a moment, she gazed toward the small window on the freighter door.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova