freight house
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of freight house
An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Example Sentences
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The freight house at the company's Kansas City headquarters, built five years ago to allow for future growth is already outgrown.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the molasses bore down on Number 3 freight house, he heard one of the most terrifying sounds he had ever encountered.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
“Boy, we had some times, didn’t we, Finn? Remember that job we did in St. Louis down at the freight house? We left those boys knowing who was boss, didn’t we, Finn?”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
John Flynn, the barrel-maker who had been blown clear through Number 3 freight house into the harbor, was also one of the lucky ones.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
One of them was the young man known only as Ryan, who, along with Walter Merrithew, had been trapped inside the demolished Number 3 freight house.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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