motor ship

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Noun
  • In October 1784 the Moroccans captured an American merchant ship, the Betsey, and announced that the ship and its crew would be held pending the conclusion of a treaty.
    Scott Spires Britannica Editors June 23, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 June 2026
  • The military said that 55 merchant ships transited Saturday with more than 17 million barrels of oil.
    Kareem Chehayeb, Fortune, 20 June 2026
Noun
  • China on Tuesday also sailed its newest and most powerful aircraft carrier through the Taiwan Strait, the body of water separating China from Taiwan, just hours after Taiwan began a five-day military exercise to practice its response to a possible Chinese attack.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
  • Saturday afternoon included a famed West Hollywood dive bar before the group on Sunday headed to Naval Base Coronado to mingle with service members on an aircraft carrier deck and see a NASCAR race.
    Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
Noun
  • The dredge is conducted by crane and excavator barges that dig sand up and deposit it in another barge.
    Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2026
  • The organization also noted that the barge carrying the fireworks was around two miles from Jackie and Shadow’s nest and that the show was scheduled to finish in under 30 minutes.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • And there was Fred Raskin, Gunn’s longtime cutter who worked on all the Guardians of the Galaxy movies and Gunn’s DC series Peacemaker.
    Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026
  • The Coast Guard cutter Eagle eased into Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • With the advent of the steamship, the cost of passage plummeted, and companies offered special immigrant fares that were often coupled with rail tickets to the interior of the country.
    Albert Sun, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • In 1868, at the age of 29, John Muir arrived in San Francisco via steamship with definitive plans to wander and revel in the natural wonders of California—he’d heard of the Golden State’s geographic riches and wanted to see them for himself.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • United Airlines also holds numerous contracts including with the Department of Defense for transport.
    Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • The rescue recently put its transport vehicle up for sale to keep operations going.
    Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
Noun
  • Sinokor’s aggressive buying combined with a swell in oil flows to send tanker rates surging even before the US and Israeli strikes on Iran led to the effective closure of the world’s most important oil shipping lane.
    Weilun Soon, Fortune, 5 July 2026
  • Riyadh largely paused shipments from its Gulf export terminals of Ras Tanura and Juaymah on March 9 after tanker traffic through Hormuz plunged due to Iranian attacks.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Use a garment steamer for easier wrinkle-removal.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
  • For Feeling Put-together After a Flight Nothing pulls a travel outfit together faster than wrinkle-free clothes, and this compact steamer makes the process surprisingly painless.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
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“Motor ship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/motor%20ship. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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