freight (noun)
11freight|er — «FRAY tuhr», noun. 1. any ship or aircraft that carries mainly freight: »He arrived…to investigate the take off crash of a Bristol freighter in which the crew of three had died (Maclean s). 2. a person who loads a ship. 3. a person whose… …
12freight and insurance paid — ˌfreight and inˌsurance ˈpaid noun [uncountable] another name for carriage and insurance paid * * * freight and insurance paid UK US adverb TRANSPORT, INSURANCE ► CARRIAGE AND INSURANCE PAID(Cf. ↑carriage and insurance paid) …
13freight paid — ˌfreight ˈpaid noun [uncountable] TRANSPORT another name for carriage * * * freight paid UK US adverb TRANSPORT ► CARRIAGE PAID(Cf. ↑carriage paid) …
14freight ton — noun see ton II * * * ton1 (def. 2). * * * freight ton see under ↑ton1 • • • Main Entry: ↑freight * * * freight ton, a unit of measure about equal to the space occupied by a ton s weight of the thing measured, usually about 40 cubic feet; …
15freight — noun 1) freight carried by rail Syn: goods, cargo, load, consignment, delivery, shipment; merchandise 2) our reliance on air freight Syn: transportation, transport, conveyance, carriage …
16freight elevator — noun an elevator designed for carrying freight • Syn: ↑service elevator • Hypernyms: ↑elevator, ↑lift * * * freight elevator, U.S. an elevator for hoisting heavy loads; hoist …
17freight 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 …
18freight bill — noun : a bill rendered by a carrier to a consignee of freight and containing an identifying description of the freight, the name of the shipper, the point of origin of the shipment, its weight, and the amount of charges …
19freight forwarder — noun see forwarder * * * a person or firm that arranges to pick up or deliver goods on instructions of a shipper or a consignee from or to a point by various necessary conveyances and common carriers. Also called forwarder, forwarding agent.… …
20freight-car — freightˈ car noun (US) 1. A luggage van 2. A goods van or wagon • • • Main Entry: ↑freight …
