Sentence examples for the holds from inspiring English sources

They then traveled to the Americas in the holds of slave ships as food for the enslaved.

Ditto for the hulls, the holds, the hatches.

Trapped for days, even weeks, thousands died in the holds.

Why are Jews lighting Hanukkah candles in the holds of square-topsail schooners?

The holds were later lifted, but flights into those airports remained delayed into Tuesday evening.

The holds were filled with a three-year supply of tinned provisions.

Most of them arrived at Port Elizabeth in New Jersey in the holds of cargo ships.

One of the holds placed by Senator DeMint was on Thomas Shannon's appointment as Ambassador to Brazil.

In June, the Star-Ledger ran another article pointing out that the holds included many of the best seats.

The containers have hubs on each corner that allow them to be stacked like Legos on railcars and in the holds of ships.

Since the holds of bulk carriers are not designed to carry liquid, if liquefaction of IOF or other minerals occurs, it can cause the vessel carrying the cargo to list or even capsize.