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freight (frāt)

noun

  1. a method or service for transporting goods, esp. bulky goods, by water, land, or air: freight is usually cheaper but slower than express
  2. the cost for such transportation
  3. the goods transported; lading; cargo
  4. ☆ freight train
  5. any load or burden

Etymology: ME freit, fraught < MDu vracht: see fraught

transitive verb

  1. to load with freight
  2. to load; burden
  3. to transport as or send by freight

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freight Synonyms

freight

modif.

rail, railway, railroad, shipping, delivery, transportation, carrying, handling, moving, storage, express, baggage.


freight

n.

  1. That which is carried

    cargo, shipment, goods, lading, burden, load, contents, weight, bulk, encumbrance, ballast, consignment, freightage, tonnage, bales, packages, baggage, wares.

  2. Charges for transportation

    freightage, shipping costs, transportation costs, carrying charges, handling charges, transfer charges, storage charges, rates, bill, rail charges.

  3. The transportation of goods

    shipping, conveyance, delivery, freightage; see transportation.


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freight Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • haul: Cardiff and Newport scenes in 1965 when there was still steam hauled freight by both large and small tank engines.

Adjective modifier

  • waterborne: How do we promote additional modal shift from road freight to rail and waterborne freight?

Modifies a noun

  • forwarder: Trainee freight forwarders earn around £ 8,000 a year.

Preposition: by

  • rail: EWS is Britain's largest rail operator and the primary activity of the company is the movement of freight by rail.

Noun used with modifier

  • rail: Rail freight has grown by more than 50 % .
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freight quotes

Hobo-trekkers that forever search An empire wilderness of freight and rails.

-Crane, (Harold) Hart

Hog Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation's Freight Handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders.

-Sandburg, Carl

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