Synonyms for freighter
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : frey-ter |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfreɪ tər |
Top 10 synonyms for freighter Other synonyms for the word freighter
Définition of freighter
Origin :- 1620s, "one who loads," agent noun from freight (v.). Meaning "a cargo vessel" is from 1839, American English.
- As in truck : noun wheeled vehicle for hauling
- "Ahoy there, aboard the freighter," sounded a stern, determined voice.
- Extract from : « The Space Rover » by Edwin K. Sloat
- The British freighter Strathend, of 4,321 tons, was the first victim.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various
- We just heard about it last evening, when the news came in on a freighter from there.
- Extract from : « Lone Star Planet » by Henry Beam Piper and John Joseph McGuire
- Slipped into the village on a freighter at dusk one evening.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
- That freighter leaves to-night for Barbados with sugar machinery.
- Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
- He had been accustomed to a freighter's slower time on the courses.
- Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
- As bad as it is on a freighter, I reckon you ain't sorry you're off that yacht, son?
- Extract from : « Blow The Man Down » by Holman Day
- The moment he became disengaged I inquired if he was a freighter.
- Extract from : « Dangers of the Trail in 1865 » by Charles E Young
- When they take on fruit it is conveyed on lighters and freighter sloops.
- Extract from : « Cabbages and Kings » by O. Henry
- He reasoned that the ship must be a freighter of broad beam.
- Extract from : « Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers » by H. Irving Hancock
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