dray

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Recent Examples of dray The situation is especially fraught for the nation’s 75,000 dray operators and other foot soldiers of the supply chain. Peter S. Goodman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2022 Both are made of quick-dray fabric with four-way stretch. Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2022 While bikes are permitted, the most efficient way to deliver packages are through dray wagon horse carriages. Dixita Limbachia, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dray
Noun
  • Luckily for the pair, a man in an oxcart soon passed.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Jan. 2025
  • There was little shelter for the newcomers, and only those with money could obtain oxcarts.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • By the time the wagon arrived at the Western District station, its sixth stop, Gray was unconscious.
    Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2025
  • In a squad, a soldier rides one horse in the lead, six horses pull the caisson wagon, and a riderless horse follows.
    Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The next generation of MCG devices, however, are much smaller and self-contained, able to be installed next to a hospital bed or brought to patients on a cart for point-of-care use.
    Jack Hidary, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The nearby flower district is on its last legs (although the hotel nods to it’s legacy with a fresh flower cart).
    Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Dray.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dray. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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