freight train

noun

1. a train of freight cars.

Word History and Origins

Origin of freight train¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

The explosion, which happened as a freight train was passing, caused minor damage to a wagon floor.

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I don’t want to step in front of a freight train and play mean reversion at the same time that something’s exploding.

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One freight train did come along while they were pulling the obelisk over the tracks, but it was only delayed a half an hour or so.

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Driverless freight trains could make it economical to use shorter trains on shorter routes.

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An inquest held under the apartheid government concluded that Luthuli, the first African to win the Nobel Peace Prize, died after being struck by a freight train while walking along a railway line.

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