motor ship

noun

Definition of motor shipnext
as in merchant ship

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for motor ship
  1. merchant ship
  2. aircraft carrier
  3. barge
  4. cutter
  5. steamship
  6. transport
  7. tanker
  8. watercraft
Noun
  • During the night of December 16, 1773, somewhere between 30 and 130 men, a few disguised as Mohawk Indians, boarded three merchant ships in Boston Harbor and destroyed 342 chests of tea to protest duties imposed by the British parliament.
    Walter Russell Mead, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2011
  • No injuries or damage were reported, and the merchant ships involved were not identified.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of merchant ship
Noun
  • Two sailors assigned to the USS George Washington died within days of each other shortly after the aircraft carrier arrived in Japan, officials and family members said.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 5 Dec. 2024
  • China has a total of more than 370 ships and submarines in service, including the world's second-largest aircraft carrier fleet.
    Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of aircraft carrier
Noun
  • Supplies for the season are brought in via a massive barge from Vancouver while fresh produce is brought in weekly.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Deep water surrounded much of the area, so someone had placed sheets of wood on top of a chain link fence and balanced both on blocks of plastic foam, creating a makeshift barge that could pull piles of debris from shore to shore. Skid loaders crisscrossed the nearby sand.
    Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of barge
Noun
  • Sugano also throws a cutter, slider, splitter, sinker and curve.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The pair of figures came into and out of focus; in some passages the surface had hyper-similitude, in others a rougher, grooved surface, betraying the involvement of a CNC cutter.
    Glenn Adamson, ARTnews.com, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of cutter
Noun
  • Writer David Wolman tells a story that in many ways mirrors that of the Titanic: a giant gleaming steamship full of illustrious passengers, concerns over its safety drowned out by media buzz and undue faith in its engineering.
    Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
  • The discovery of the steamship Le Lyonnais was recently announced by Atlantic Wreck Salvage (AWS).
    Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 10 Sep. 2024
Definition of steamship
Noun
  • The new line is expected to accommodate 250,000 travelers daily, according to Greece’s ministry of transport and infrastructure.
    Leslie Katz, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Rope holds found in the wood would have tied the logs together for transport via the Seine River.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of transport
Noun
  • Five tanker trucks were initially requested to the scene through an area tanker task force before five additional tankers were requested.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Oxygen tankers are being delivered regularly to supply the mine shaft, and crews have made progress entering the underground area.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of tanker
Noun
  • Paddlers must bring their watercraft, a personal flotation device such as a life jacket, and a whistle.
    Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Related links Whale watching gets dangerous when boats and watercraft get too close Rare sight: Whale shark, largest shark in the world, surprises local spearfisherman off Southern California All of a sudden, one made a sudden jerking move, then turned to its side.
    Laylan Connelly, Orange County Register, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of watercraft
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