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freighter Definition

freighter (-ər)

noun

  1. a person who sends goods by freight
  2. a ship or aircraft for carrying freight

freighter Synonyms

freighter

n.

tanker, tramp, cargo ship; see ship.

freighter Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • sink: We are led to believe the wreck was a Dutch freighter sunk during WW2.
  • wreck: This second flat patch is the site of what remains of the Yolanda, a wrecked freighter.
  • bind: Gardner sailed for home on March 1, 1940 aboard a gasoline freighter bound for Los Angeles.

Adjective modifier

  • Norwegian: A Norwegian freighter ' The Tampa ' received the distress calls from the Australian Coast Guard and picked up the refugees.
  • Japanese: The men were put into crammed holds on a Japanese freighter.
  • Russian: There was a Russian freighter on the still used upstream wharf, which meant that John's dash across the ebb side on.
  • British: British freighters packed with weaponry and ammunition arrive in the country five times each week.
  • small: A small freighter was in the roads with steam up.
  • large: One large freighter we passed on an outward leg had only some wreckage to show on our return, having swung at anchor.

Modifies a noun

  • aircraft: This is the complete report on the UFO sighting by the Japanese crew of a jumbo freighter aircraft in November, 1986.
  • version: The A380 order book now stands at 149, of which 27 are of the freighter version.
  • captain: In 1977 he joined Cathay pacific in Hong Kong until retirement in 1996, then rejoining as a freighter captain.
  • ship: There's a freighter ship passing within forty kilometers of the Island.
  • service: Therefore, they cannot be disposed of using the weekend freighter service.

Noun used with modifier

  • cargo: Seattle has released details of the 747 LCF ( large cargo freighter ), a modified 747-400.
  • refuse: Do not try to put anything into the back of the refuse freighter yourself.
  • ton: This 1,200 ton freighter was purposely sunk in 1999.
  • space: I used the cash to move to Phobos, and from there I got a job on a space freighter, The McGovern.
  • ton: Parked vehicles also have to be taken into account as nothing riles people more than a 26 ton freighter colliding with their car!
  • supply: The supply freighter is the world crayon colors like.