Definition of Freight. Meaning of Freight. Synonyms of Freight

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Definition of Freight

Freight
Freight Freight, n. [F. fret, OHG. fr?ht merit, reward. See Fraught, n.] 1. That with which anything in fraught or laden for transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a car on a railroad, etc.; as, a freight of cotton; a full freight.
Freight
Freight Freight, a. Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do with freight; as, a freight car. Freight agent, a person employed by a transportation company to receive, forward, or deliver goods. Freight car. See under Car. Freight train, a railroad train made up of freight cars; -- called in England goods train.
Freight
Freight Freight, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freighted; p. pr. & vb. n. Freighting.] [Cf. F. freter.] To load with goods, as a ship, or vehicle of any kind, for transporting them from one place to another; to furnish with freight; as, to freight a ship; to freight a car.

Meaning of Freight from wikipedia

- In transportation, freight refers to goods conve**** by land, water or air, while cargo refers specifically to freight when conve**** via water or air. In...
- A freight forwarder or forwarding agent is a person or a company who co-ordinates and organizes the movement of shipments on behalf of a shipper (party...
- Freight transport, also referred to as freight forwarding, is the physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo. The term...
- TForce Freight, a subsidiary of TFI International, is an American less than truckload (LTL) freight carrier based in Richmond, Virginia. The company was...
- owner of freight airline Express Freighters Australia, freight forwarder Qantas Courier and trucking company Jets Transport Express. Qantas Freight was also...
- Transrail was a trainload rail freight operator based in St Blazey, England, UK with a large operating area including Scotland, Wales and the west of...
- American Freight Appliances & Furniture, or American Freight, is an American retail furniture chain founded in Lima, Ohio in 1994. The company was acquired...
- The Fishers Freight are a professional indoor football team based in Fishers, Indiana, a suburb of Indianapolis. A member of the Indoor Football League...
- Freight Rover was a British commercial vehicle manufacturer based in the Washwood Heath area of Birmingham, England. Freight Rover was created as a division...
- Rail freight transport is the use of railways and trains to transport cargo as opposed to human p****engers. A freight train, cargo train, or goods train...