warship

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Recent Examples of warship While officials have not specified the duration of this gap in aircraft carrier presence to the Associated Press, the USS Harry S. Truman and its three supporting warships are expected to move to the Mediterranean Sea after finishing NATO exercises in the North Sea. Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024 The Diplomat Season 2 will pick up after the shocking Season 1 finale, where Kate Wyler uncovered Prime Minister Nicol Trowbridge as the mastermind behind the attack on the British warship. Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced on Friday that the U.S. is sending more bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the Middle East to strengthen the American military's presence in the region. Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered additional bomber aircraft and Navy warships to the Middle East, U.S. officials confirmed to Fox News on Friday. Jasmine Baehr, Fox News, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for warship 
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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
Noun
  • In 2024 through September, Boeing delivered thirty eight MAX aircraft to China, and in July two 777 freighters to Air China.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Three freighters sank that day: the Anna C. Minch, William B. Davock and Novadoc.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 25 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The filing also details acquisitions, including the purchase of 13 inland tank barges and two high horsepower towboats for $65.2 million.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • The company initially built tugboats to tow offshore oil rigs and barges through the criss-cross of bayous and canals.
    Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2024
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
Noun
  • Nassau had no men-of-war ships, and Trott’s stone fort was still a building site.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
  • My hundred-and-forty-foot man-of-war sought to make the first mission to the South Pole, a feat that would bring pride to England.
    Mike O’Brien, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2023
Noun
  • These preyed upon American merchantmen who either payed tribute or showed forged British passes.
    Thomas Wendel, National Review, 4 July 2019
  • The Navy already has ships in the fleet that are former merchantmen.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Jan. 2019
Noun
  • With just 54 cabins and suites in a space that would typically see 200, the new vessel will be primarily sold for full ship charters.
    Doug Gollan, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • There, Lucius and his fellow gladiators must mount a full-scale attack on a warring ship for the entertainment of thousands of Romans watching, including its unhinged sibling emperors, Geta and Caracalla (Joseph Quinn and Fred Hechinger).
    Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • On November 3, 2024, a detachment of ships of the Pacific Fleet consisting of corvettes Gromky, Rezky and Hero of Russia Aldar Tsydenzhapov and support vessel Pechenga arrived on a friendly call at the port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya.
    Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • According to Anton Gerashchenko, a former advisor to the interior ministry in Kyiv, the explosion damaged three ships, including two Gepard-class frigates—the fleet’s biggest ships—as well as a smaller Buyan corvette.
    David Axe, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024

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