(cf freight train
41train — ▪ I. train train 1 [treɪn] noun [countable] a number of connected carriages pulled by an engine on a railway line ˈgoods train , ˈfreight train TRANSPORT a train for carrying goods, rather than passengers: • The fuel arrives inside special… …
42train — Synonyms and related words: Amtrak, Indian file, KP, acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, adjust, afterpart, afterpiece, aim, aim at, allure, alternation, apprentice, army, army group, array, articulation, attend classes, attend… …
43freight — n. goods, cargo 1) to carry; handle; ship freight freight train (colloq.) 2) to hop, jump ( board ) a freight * * * [freɪt] handle jump ( board ) a freight ship freight [ freight train ] (colloq.) to hop [ goods, cargo ] to carry …
44freight — Synonyms and related words: Amtrak, air express, air express, airfreight, airlift, airmail, asportation, bag, baggage, baggage train, bale, barrel, bear, bear hard upon, bearing, bottle, box, brim, burden, burdening, burthen, cable railroad, can …
45train — An aggregation of cars drawn by an engine or engines. La Mere v Railway Transfer Co. 125 Minn 159, 145 NW 1068. Engine and cars assembled and coupled together for a run or trip on a railroad. United States v Erie R. Co. 237 US 402, 59 L Ed… …
46freight — 1 noun 1 (U) goods that are carried by ship, train, or aircraft: freight containers 2 (C) AmE a freight train 2 verb (T) to send goods by air, sea, or train …
47freight liner — noun a long distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods • Syn: ↑liner train • Hypernyms: ↑freight train, ↑rattler …
48freight — freightless, adj. /frayt/, n. 1. goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air. 2. the ordinary conveyance or means of transport of goods provided by common carriers (distinguished from express): Shipping by freight… …
49freight car — noun a railway car that carries freight (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑car, ↑railcar, ↑railway car, ↑railroad car • Hyponyms: ↑boxcar, ↑cattle car, ↑ …
50freight — freight1 [ freıt ] noun * 1. ) uncount goods that are carried by vehicles: a railroad network equipped for both passengers and freight a ) the transportation system that carries goods: rail/air freight: The medical supplies were shipped by air… …
