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...
- A freight train, also called a goods train or cargo train, is a railway train that is used to carry cargo, as opposed to p****engers. Freight trains are...
- Harbor Freight Tools, commonly referred to as Harbor Freight, is an American privately held tool and equipment retailer, headquartered in Calabasas, California...
- owner of freight airline Express Freighters Australia, freight forwarder Qantas Courier and trucking company Jets Transport Express. Qantas Freight was also...
- A freight terminal is a processing node for freight. They may include airports, seaports, container ports, goods stations, railroad terminals and trucking...
- In accounting, the concept of a freight expense or freight spend account can be generalized as a payment for sending out a product to a customer. It falls...
- 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...
- A freight broker is an intermediary between a shipper and a freight service provider. Freight brokers can specialize in certain types of freight, such...