freight : Idioms & Phrases
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air-freight
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verb transport (cargo) by air
air-ship; airfreight.
WordNet
Dead freight
(Mar. Law) , a sum of money paid by a person who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full cargo. The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity. Abbott.
Webster 1913
Freight agent
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noun an employee of a freight carrier who directs the receipt and delivery of goods
WordNet
- a person employed by a transportation company to receive, forward, or deliver goods.
Webster 1913
Freight car
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noun a railway car that carries freight
WordNet
- . See under
Car .
Webster 1913
freight elevator
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noun an elevator designed for carrying freight
service elevator.
WordNet
freight liner
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noun a long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods
liner train.
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freight rate
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noun the charge for transporting something by common carrier
freightage; freight.
- we pay the freight
- the freight rate is usually cheaper
WordNet
freight terminal
- a terminal used for loading or unloading of freight.
Webster 1913
Freight train
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noun a railroad train consisting of freight cars
rattler.
WordNet
- a railroad train made up of freight cars; called in England goods train.
