freighter

Ship carrying goods

A freighter is a ship or aircraft designed primarily to carry cargo rather than passengers.

The term most often refers to oceangoing cargo ships: The freighter carried grain across the Atlantic.

Air freighters transport goods by plane, typically converted passenger aircraft or purpose-built cargo planes.

ship

vessel

Receptacle for contents

cargo shipVessel for transporting goods
container shipVessel carrying standardized freight boxes
merchantmanCommercial sailing vessel

tramp steamer · tanker · hold · deck · hull · keel · bow · stern · propeller · rudder

bulk

ore

Metal-bearing rock

coalCombustible sedimentary rock
grainCereal plant's harvest unit
petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid

minerals · raw materials · tanker · hopper · silo · commodity · tonnage · charter · VLCC · supertanker

cargo

container

Thing for storing items

shipmentGoods being transported
goodsThings for sale
merchandiseCommercial products offered

commodities · consignment · payload · manifest · bill of lading · loading · unloading · stowage · lashing · pallets

maritime

port

Docking place for ships

harborSafe anchorage for ships
dockMooring structure at water's edge
wharfShip docking structure

terminal · anchorage · channel · shipping lane · pilot · tugboat · longshoreman · stevedore · dockworker · maritime

aviation

cargo plane

Aircraft for transporting goods

transport aircraftPlane for hauling cargo
C-130Tactical military airlifter
AntonovAircraft company from Kyiv

airfreight · air cargo · payload · fuselage · cargo bay · loading ramp · pallet · courier · overnight · hub

routes

shipping lane

Designated ocean travel path

trade routePath for commerce
transatlanticSpanning the ocean between continents
transpacificSpanning the Pacific Ocean

Suez · Panama Canal · Strait of Malacca · Mediterranean · Baltic · Singapore · Rotterdam · Shanghai · Hamburg · Long Beach

Categories

boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht
Cargo Aircraftcargo plane, C-130, C-5, airlifter, military cargo
maritimeships, ship, boat, boats, anchors
travel termsnonstop, direct, airline, one-way, round-trip
vehiclescar, bus, truck, van, bike
watercraftboat, sailboat, kayak, canoe, ships

Opposites

cargo versus passengers

freighterpassenger liner

Ship transporting paying travelers

passenger ship · cruise ship · ocean liner · ferry · luxury liner

commercial versus military function

freighterwarship

Armed naval vessel

battleship · destroyer · aircraft carrier · naval vessel · man-of-war

size and capacity

freighterdinghy

Small auxiliary watercraft

rowboat · kayak · canoe · skiff · sailboat

Phrases

freight trainRail vehicle hauling cargo
freight elevatorsVertical cargo transport systems
freight railTrain-based cargo shipping
freight linesCommercial cargo transport networks
freight ratesPrices for moving goods
freight servicesCommercial cargo transportation business

Family

freight, freighted, freighting, freighters, freightage

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