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- DictionaryFreight/frāt/
noun
- 1. goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft: "a decline in the amount of freight carried by rail"
- 2. a freight train: US "I can hear the regular wail of the twelve o'clock freight from my house"
verb
- 1. transport (goods) in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft: "the metals had been freighted from the city"
- 2. be laden or burdened with: "each word was freighted with anger"
noun [ U ] us / freɪt / uk / freɪt / Add to word list. goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train, or truck, or the system of transporting these goods: carry freight The ship carries both freight and passengers. a freight company.
Like many nouns that can mean an action as well as an actual thing, freight refers to either the sending of goods or the goods themselves. It can also mean the charge for sending goods. You pay freight for the freight of your freight.
n. 1. Goods carried by a vessel or vehicle, especially by a commercial carrier; cargo. 2. A burden; a load. 3. a. Commercial transportation of goods. b. The charge for transporting goods. Also called freightage. 4. A railway train carrying goods only. tr.v. freight·ed, freight·ing, freights. 1. To convey commercially as cargo. 2.
FREIGHT definition: goods that are carried by trains, trucks, ships, or aircraft. Learn more.
Definition of freight noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. freight. noun. /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 Examples.
3 days ago · freight in American English. (freɪt ) noun. 1. a method or service for transporting goods, esp. bulky goods, by water, land, or air: freight is usually cheaper but slower than express. 2. the cost for such transportation. 3. the goods transported; lading; cargo.
noun. freights. Goods carried by a vessel or vehicle, especially by a commercial carrier; cargo. American Heritage. A method or service for transporting goods, esp. bulky goods, by water, land, or air: freight is usually cheaper but slower than express. Webster's New World. The cost for such transportation. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
