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Daryl was taken captive in Maine by a crew of French sailors and shipped back to France on a freighter ship.
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The thick ice even temporarily stranded a Canadian cargo freighter.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
To counter this, construction magnate turned shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser proposed to the US government the building of a new class of seaplane bigger than anything previously conceived that would essentially be an airborne freighter.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
The freighter encountered 35-foot waves, snow and winds at 51 mph with gusts up to 66 mph.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2024
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Erik Kain, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
The thick ice even temporarily stranded a Canadian cargo freighter.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
To counter this, construction magnate turned shipbuilder Henry J. Kaiser proposed to the US government the building of a new class of seaplane bigger than anything previously conceived that would essentially be an airborne freighter.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 25 Dec. 2024
The freighter encountered 35-foot waves, snow and winds at 51 mph with gusts up to 66 mph.
—Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Freighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freighter. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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freighter
noun
freight·er
ˈfrāt-ər 
1
: a person who carries or ships freight
2
: a ship or airplane used chiefly to carry freight
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