containership

noun

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as in tanker

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  1. tanker
  2. freighter
  3. barge
  4. warship
  5. steamship
  6. steamer
  7. trader
  8. merchantman
Noun
  • Of course not, but the captain has told the wheelhouse to turn the supper tanker.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The tanker, however, will remain empty of any nuclear materials during its three-week test run.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of tanker
Noun
  • Deliveries of all 737 Max planes as well as freighter models have been halted by the strike.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Max, as well as two freighter models, the 777F and 767F, are built in unionized plants shut down by the strike.
    Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of freighter
Noun
  • The Federal Aviation Administration also temporarily grounded the Falcon 9 fleet after one of its reusable boosters fell over and burned while landing on an offshore barge in the Atlantic Ocean.
    Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
  • On Thursday, a large barge could be seen working out near the pier, where the contractor Manson Construction is setting up to restart the sand replenishment project as early as next week.
    Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of barge
Noun
  • Russia has used warships from its Black Sea Fleet, as well as strategic bombers, to conduct missile strikes on targets across Ukraine, leading to hundreds of civilian casualties.
    Artem Grudinin, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The Joint Staff Office under the Defense Ministry of Japan reported the movement of Chan's second operational aircraft carrier, CNS Shandong, and two warship escorts in waters east of the northern Philippines.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of warship
Noun
  • Michigan Shipwreck Research Association That discovery was announced just weeks after the 1886 wreck of the steamship Milwaukee was found more than 350 feet below the surface in Lake Michigan.
    CBS News, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The expedition team's next target using the Hydrus technology is the wreck of the luxury passenger steamship SS Koombana, which disappeared somewhere off Port Hedland en route to Broome during a tropical cyclone in 1912, with 150 on board presumed to have perished.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
Definition of steamship
Noun
  • Kennedy advises regular steamer users to clean them monthly.
    Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Beyond gas, Amazon Prime members can save big with discounts available on everything from luggage and luggage tags to portable steamers, portable coolers, and more to make planning the ultimate getaway a breeze.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of steamer
Noun
  • The momentum shows no signs of slowing — among seasoned traders and newcomers alike.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • As of Wednesday, Wall Street traders were nearly unanimous that the Fed would cut the federal funds rate, which acts as a benchmark for other borrowing rates in the economy, by a quarter-point.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of trader
Noun
  • These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.
    Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019
  • The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
Definition of merchantman
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