Meaning

2 senses
  1. A railway train used for the transportation of freight (goods).

    a railroad train consisting of freight cars

  2. (broadly)A large, unstoppable force; a juggernaut.

Examples

12 sentences
  1. The freight train was held up about half an hour because of a dense fog.

  2. Tom likes to ride freight trains.

    ruТом любит кататься на товарных поездах. — odexed

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  3. That isn't a passenger train; it's a freight train.

    ruЭто не пассажирский поезд, а товарный. — marafon

  4. Algeria wants to increase the amount of freight transported by train.

  5. It sounded like a freight train was running through the neighborhood.

Forms

plural: freight trains
Singularfreight train
Pluralfreight trains

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a railroad train consisting of freight cars:rattler

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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