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Meanings of freighter in inglês

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A ship which is exclusively intended for the transport of goods.

português
carga
espanhol
buque de carga

A cargo ship.

carga
Synonyms
Examples for "cargo ship"
Examples for "cargo ship"
1
The cargo ship will also deliver supplies to the International Space Station.
BBC
2
It was taking a Cygnus cargo ship to the International Space Station.
BBC
3
Seeds, water, and tools might secure a spot on the cargo ship.
Wired
4
It was a cargo ship for trucks, so the service was horrific.
Radio NZ
5
At least one cargo ship was beached by the winds and waves.
Reuters
Usage of freighter in inglês
1
Twenty minutes later he was on an Italian freighter slated for Sicily.
The Godfather
2
Australian special forces boarded the freighter today after it entered Australian waters.
The Irish Times
3
Several hours later, Bradamont called Marphissa from the freighter she was on.
Perilous Shield
4
Cruise ships and the occasional freighter are all you can hope for.
The Guardian
5
The first shuttle is on its way to the freighter carrying you.
Perilous Shield
6
The freighter carrying the bell to New York-a British ship, the H.M.S.
Summer of Night
7
And there's no reason to think a freighter would have military-grade propulsion.
Beyond The Frontier: Dreadnaught
8
Corporate sends a continent freighter around to pick them up every month.
Heaven's Queen
9
This time he was on an inter-coastal freighter, bound for San Pedro.
The sailcloth shroud
10
The freighter should be pulling out of orbit within the next hour.
Perilous Shield
11
The sunken cargo freighter was carrying 560 metric tonnes of bunker fuel.
Reuters
12
He reasoned that the ship must be a freighter of broad beam.
Dave Darrin After the Mine Layers; Or, Hitting the Enemy a Hard ...
13
The transport had either been a common freighter or a cattle ship.
History of Negro Soldiers in the Spanish-American War, and Other...
14
The task force would intercept the alien freighter in another twenty hours.
Beyond The Frontier: Dreadnaught
15
The freighter waved his hand to them with a little, dry smile.
The Gold Trail
16
The vessel they had commandeered was a small freighter, not a warship.
Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens
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Translations for freighter
português
carga
Freighter through the time
Freighter across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common