freight
noun/freɪt/
/freɪt/
[uncountable]- goods that are transported by ships, planes, trains or lorries; the system of transporting goods in this way
- to send goods by air freight
- a freight business
- passenger and freight transportation services
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by bus and trainc1- 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.
- 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.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- air
- ocean
- …
- carry
- handle
- haul
- …
- car
- train
- transport
- …
Word Originlate 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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