freight

[US]/freɪt/
[UK]/freɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the transportation of goods; goods
vt. to transport goods; to load goods onto a vehicle.

Phrases & Collocations

freight forwarder

freight cost

freight company

freight forwarding

air freight

freight transport

freight rate

sea freight

ocean freight

freight car

freight prepaid

freight train

freight forward

freight collect

freight traffic

freight service

freight station

freight volume

freight charge

by freight

Example Sentences

hop a freight train.

uneconomic freight rate

cost and freight (C.F.)

a freighter up for Panama.

each word was freighted with anger.

a heavily loaded freight train.

cost insurance and freight (C.I.F.)

density of freight (passenger or traffic)

The freighter puts in at noon.

a seaworthy freighter; a seaworthy crew.

The freight is included in the account.

The boat is freighted with coal.

This new freighter is near completion.

Freight-car loadings continue to slack off.

the metals had been freighted from the city.

Real-world Examples

Usually it's by window or freight elevator.

Source: 2 Broke Girls Season 4

" Here, lend me a hand before you pull your freight, " he added.

Source: The Call of the Wild

Normally, about half of the world's freight is carried inside passenger planes.

Source: VOA Special December 2020 Collection

They needed to fill freight containers to the brim.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2018 Collection

The engine pulled a long line of freight cars.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Freight shipping schedules for trains leaving Detroit.

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

The freight train just left for Des Moines.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Two freight train, collided in southeastern Missouri this morning.

Source: NPR News May 2013 Compilation

We do algorithmic carpooling of truckload freight.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) November 2022 Collection

China has launched a new China-Europe freight train service.

Source: CRI Online May 2023 Collection

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