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
  • Pentagon officials earlier said that B-52 long-range bombers, along with more destroyers, fighter squadrons and tankers, would be deployed to the region to deter Iran and its militant allies.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Major General Pat Ryder, the Pentagon press secretary, said that further destroyers, fighter squadrons, tankers and B-52 long-range bombers would be sent to the Middle East to deter Iran and its allies from conducting more attacks.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 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
  • His friend, David, furiously began digging the pumpkin out, but the pair soon discovered that the beach had been used to moor barges, and there were large industrial cables underneath the ground.
    Owen Clarke, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The new series follows Billie (Janice LeAnn Brown), a strong young wizard— who with the help of Alex— barges in Justin’s mundane life with his two boys, Roman (Alkaio Thiele) and Milo (Max Matenko), and his wife Giada (Mimi Gianopulos).
    Stephanie Andrade, StyleCaster, 29 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
  • Invigorate Shower Steamers Gift Set $28 Uncommon Goods Ending a long day with a nice shower and steamers is a lovely way to wind down (especially in the winter).
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Let the steamer cool before repeating the process and then dry with a microfiber cloth. 5.
    Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 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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