freight train

/freɪt treɪn/
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Other forms: freight trains

Definitions of freight train
  1. noun
    a railroad train consisting of freight cars
    synonyms: rattler
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    types:
    freight liner, liner train
    a long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods
    type of:
    railroad train, train
    public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
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