The locomotive was pulling a long line of freight cars.
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Freight
//fɹeɪt//
Synonyms for "freight" (230 found)
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Closest matches (46)
Strong matches (69)
cramcratecrosscrowdcumbercumbrancedeadweightdeliverydifficultydisadvantagedispatchdragdrayagedrop a letterdutyelelectricelectric trainelevatedembark
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embarrassmentencumberencumbranceexpediteexportexpressexpress trainexpressageferriagefillfill to overflowingfill upflierflyflyerforwardfreight trainfreightagefreighterfuniculargoodgoodsgoods trainhamperhandicaphaulhaulagehaulingheapheap upimpedimentimpedimentaimpositioninconvenienceincubusincumbencyinterurbanjamjam-packladeladingliftlighteragelightning expresslimitedload
Noun(3 words)
Related words (115)
loadinglocalluglugginglumbermailmanhandlemassmetromilk trainmillstonemonorailonusoppressoppressionoverburdenoverfilloverloadovertaxovertaxing
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overweightoverweightingpackpack awaypackingpadparliamentaryparliamentary trainpassenger trainpayloadpenaltypilepocketportageporteragepostpoundagepress hard uponpressurerack-and-pinion railroadrailroad trainrailway expressram inrattlerremitrest hard uponrolling stocksacksaddlesaddle withsaddlingsatiatesaturatesendsend awaysend forthsend offshipshiploadshipmentshippingshuttleshuttle trainspecialstackstorestowstreamlinerstuffsubwaysuperchargesuperincumbencysurchargesurfeittaketasktaxtaxingtelpheragetonnagetop offtotetotingtraffictrailerloadtraintrainloadtransmittransporttransportationtransshipmenttroubletruckagetruckingtruckloadtubeundergroundvanloadwadwaftwaftagewagonageway trainweigh heavy onweigh onweigh uponweightwhiskwhite elephantwing
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10 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesRelated terms
2 entriesderived
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derived from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
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3 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
Translations
108 translations across 33 languages.
Ancient Greek
2 entries- γόμος noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- φορτίον noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
Armenian
1 entries- բեռ noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
Bulgarian
4 entries- превоз noun (transportation of goods)
- товар noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- фрахт noun (payment for transportation)
- превозвам verb (to transport (goods))
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 貨物 /货物 noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- 貨運 /货运 noun (transportation of goods)
- 運費 /运费 noun (payment for transportation)
Coptic
1 entries- ⲛⲁⲩⲗⲟⲛ noun (payment for transportation)
Czech
1 entries- náklad noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
Dutch
4 entries- cargo noun (transportation of goods)
- cargo noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- vracht noun (transportation of goods)
- vracht noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
Finnish
4 entries- kuljetus noun (transportation of goods)
- kuljetusmaksu noun (payment for transportation)
- kuorma noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- lasti noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
French
4 entries- cargaison noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- chargement noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- fret noun (transportation of goods)
- fret noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
Georgian
4 entries- ტვირთი noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- ტვირთის გადაზიდვა noun (transportation of goods)
- ფრახტი noun (transportation of goods)
- ფრახტი noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
German
3 entries- Fracht noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- Fracht noun (payment for transportation)
- befrachten verb (to load (a vehicle or vessel) with freight (cargo))
Greek
4 entries- μεταφορά noun (transportation of goods)
- ναύλος noun (payment for transportation)
- φορτίο noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- μεταφέρω verb (to transport (goods))
Icelandic
1 entries- farmgjald noun (payment for transportation)
Ingrian
1 entries- rahti noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
Japanese
4 entries- 貨物 noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- 貨物輸送 noun (transportation of goods)
- 貨物輸送運賃 noun (payment for transportation)
- 積む verb (to load (a vehicle or vessel) with freight (cargo))
Khmer
1 entries- បន្ទុក noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
Korean
1 entries- 화물 noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
Latin
1 entries- onus noun (payment for transportation)
Macedonian
3 entries- брода́рина noun (payment for transportation)
- пре́воз noun (transportation of goods)
- то́вар noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
Māori
4 entries- uta noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- utanga noun (transportation of goods)
- utanga noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- taritari verb (to transport (goods))
Norwegian
1 entries- frakte verb (to transport (goods))
Polish
3 entries- fracht noun (transportation of goods)
- fracht noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- fracht noun (payment for transportation)
Portuguese
2 entries- carga noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- frete noun (payment for transportation)
Russian
4 entries- груз noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- перево́зка noun (transportation of goods)
- пла́та за прово́з noun (payment for transportation)
- транспортиро́вка noun (transportation of goods)
Samoan
1 entries- uta noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- luchd noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
Spanish
4 entries- carga noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- cargamento noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- flete noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- flete noun (payment for transportation)
Swedish
4 entries- frakt noun (transportation of goods)
- frakt noun (payment for transportation)
- fraktavgift noun (payment for transportation)
- fraktgods noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
Tagalog
1 entries- plete noun (payment for transportation)
Thai
1 entries- ค่าระวางสินค้า noun (payment for transportation)
Tongan
1 entries- uta noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
Ukrainian
4 entries- ванта́ж noun (goods or items in transport — see also cargo)
- переве́зення noun (transportation of goods)
- транспортува́ння noun (transportation of goods)
- фрахт noun (payment for transportation)
Vietnamese
2 entries- mướn tàu verb (to hire or rent out (a vehicle or vessel) to carry cargo or passengers)
- vận chuyển verb (to transport (goods))
Sample sentences
34 total sentences available.
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car, but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
Source: tatoeba (21495)
After some freight cars were derailed, services were suspended on the Chuo Line.
Source: tatoeba (23658)
That aircraft company deals in freight only.
Source: tatoeba (47960)
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