merchant ship

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Recent Examples of merchant ship Some troops traveled by passenger ship, in relative comfort, but most sailed on merchant ships that the Soviets had assigned to the operation. Sergey Radchenko, Foreign Affairs, 3 Apr. 2023 In the early first century A.D., before trade reached its peak, the Greek geographer Strabo described eastbound fleets of more than 100 merchant ships. Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024 Suddenly, fleets of huge merchant ships, capable of carrying extravagant cargoes, set out from Roman Egypt to India. Jo Marchant, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 June 2024 For example, the Sheerness docks near London have had a population of 10,000 yellow scorpions for centuries, since merchant ships brought them from continental Europe, but these harmless critters haven’t spread because conditions aren’t right. Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 22 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for merchant ship 
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Noun
  • The Joint Staff Office under the Defense Ministry of Japan reported the movement of Chan's second operational aircraft carrier, CNS Shandong, and two warship escorts in waters east of the northern Philippines.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The shifts are likely to result in an overall decrease in the total number of U.S. troops in the Middle East, largely because an aircraft carrier contains as many as 5,000 sailors.
    DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The momentum shows no signs of slowing — among seasoned traders and newcomers alike.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
  • As of Wednesday, Wall Street traders were nearly unanimous that the Fed would cut the federal funds rate, which acts as a benchmark for other borrowing rates in the economy, by a quarter-point.
    Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Michigan Shipwreck Research Association That discovery was announced just weeks after the 1886 wreck of the steamship Milwaukee was found more than 350 feet below the surface in Lake Michigan.
    CBS News, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The expedition team's next target using the Hydrus technology is the wreck of the luxury passenger steamship SS Koombana, which disappeared somewhere off Port Hedland en route to Broome during a tropical cyclone in 1912, with 150 on board presumed to have perished.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2 Apr. 2024
Noun
  • The Federal Aviation Administration also temporarily grounded the Falcon 9 fleet after one of its reusable boosters fell over and burned while landing on an offshore barge in the Atlantic Ocean.
    Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
  • On Thursday, a large barge could be seen working out near the pier, where the contractor Manson Construction is setting up to restart the sand replenishment project as early as next week.
    Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Kennedy advises regular steamer users to clean them monthly.
    Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Beyond gas, Amazon Prime members can save big with discounts available on everything from luggage and luggage tags to portable steamers, portable coolers, and more to make planning the ultimate getaway a breeze.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Deliveries of all 737 Max planes as well as freighter models have been halted by the strike.
    Chris Isidore, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Max, as well as two freighter models, the 777F and 767F, are built in unionized plants shut down by the strike.
    Chris Isidore and Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • He was based at Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where he was assigned to the 102nd Intelligence Wing as a cyber transport systems journeyman.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Governments should support and incentivize organisations to implement Sustainable Development Goals into their operations, and policies around public transport and waste management can also help businesses lower their environmental footprint.
    Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Of course not, but the captain has told the wheelhouse to turn the supper tanker.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The tanker, however, will remain empty of any nuclear materials during its three-week test run.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Oct. 2024

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