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freight


freight [freight freights freighted freighting] noun, verb BrE [freɪt] NAmE [freɪt]
noun uncountable
goods that are transported by ships, planes, trains or lorries/trucks; the system of transporting goods in this way
to send goods by air freight
a freight business
passenger and freight transportation services

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘hire of a ship for transporting goods’): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German vrecht, variant of vracht ‘ship's cargo’. Compare with ↑fraught.

Example Bank:
All vehicles carrying freight need a special permit.
The freight was transferred to a train at Rotterdam.
The train's freight wagons can carry a fully-laden lorry.
an agent handling freight and passengers
A freight train pulled into the station.
Local freight charges can be extremely high.
She runs a freight business in southern Germany.
The new road will be open to freight traffic only.
The total amount of freight transported on roads has risen by 150% in the past decade.
The trains were designed specifically to haul freight.
Their ships carry freight between Dunkirk and Dover.
We tend to use air freight for lighter goods.

 
verb
1. ~ sth to send or carry goods by air, sea or train
2. usually passive ~ sth with sth (literary)to fill sth with a particular mood or tone
Each word was freighted with anger.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘hire of a ship for transporting goods’): from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German vrecht, variant of vracht ‘ship's cargo’. Compare with ↑fraught.
 

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