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A load of goods shipped by train, truck, ship or airplane.

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Usage examples (38)
  • The human brain is like a railroad freight car - guaranteed to have a certain capacity but often running empty.
  • We pay the freight
  • The freight rate is usually cheaper
  • The economy is like a friggin freight train on a downgrade ....
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  • They had a terrible "fright" (extreme or sudden terror) when their car stalled on the tracks with a train loaded with "freight" (cargo) was bearing down on them.
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