freighter
US /ˈfreɪtɚ/
Definition
a cargo ship
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
A large freighter carried the machinery across the ocean to our port.
Word Family
Synonyms
- cargo shiphaving a meaning similar to freighter
- carriersomeone whose employment involves carrying something
Collocations
- Easy ocean freighter dockingdescribing ocean freighter docking (a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere)
- Medium cargo freighter charter agreementdescribing cargo freighter charter agreement (goods carried by a large vehicle)
- Hard conversion of aircraft into freighterdescribing conversion of aircraft into freighter (an event that results in a transformation)
- Very Hard stranded freighter salvage operationsto stranded freighter salvage operations, meaning to leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue
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