Meaning & Definition of Freighter in English
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Freighter
/fretər/
noun
1. A cargo ship
- "They did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
synonym:
- bottom,
- freighter,
- merchantman,
- merchant ship
Examples of using
Following the docking failure of an unmanned Russian freighter to the International Space Station, its partners are considering a temporary mothballing of the station.