freight engine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of freight engine
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Fires had broken out in a freight engine in New Rochelle, N.Y., and on tracks at Manhattan's 125th Street station.
From Time Magazine Archive
A freight engine hauled a carload of coal into Kohler, Wis. one day last week.
From Time Magazine Archive
Presley looked up quickly, and saw Dyke, the engineer, leaning on his folded arms from the cab window of the freight engine.
From The Octopus : A story of California by Norris, Frank
Then I remember there came a harsh scream from a freight engine close outside.
From The Harbor by Poole, Ernest
The locomotive he now propelled was a third-class freight engine, and had no fireman on the present occasion so far as could be seen.
From Ralph of the Roundhouse by Chapman, Allen
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