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Definition of Freight train
1. Noun. A railroad train consisting of freight cars.
Member holonyms: Cabin Car, Caboose, Freight Car
Specialized synonyms: Freight Liner, Liner Train
Generic synonyms: Railroad Train, Train
Definition of Freight train
1. Noun. A train used for the transportation of freight. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Freight Train
Literary usage of Freight train
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1919)
"As the plaintiff's Intestate approached the south pass track, there was a long
freight train going south over the southbound main line moving at a moderate ..."
2. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1916)
"The deceased and the conductor of the freight train were in the caboose and both
... The head brakeman of the freight train testified that the train stopped ..."
3. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1912)
"One taking passage upon a freight train under an agreement with the ... 728, 47
NW 809 (passenger riding in the caboose attached to a freight train). ..."
4. Phi Delta Kappan by Phi Delta Kappa (1912)
"As we pulled into one of the Ohio cities, it may have been Youngstown, a freight
train came by. Since we were on one of the fastest tracks and the freight ..."
5. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1889)
"When all but three or four of the rails were loaded upon the flat car, the regular
freight train of the defendant appeared rapidly approaching from the east ..."
6. Biennial Report by Vermont Public Service Commission (1894)
"At Worcester : James McCue, while attempting to board a moving freight train,
fell, and the wheels cut off one leg. Trespasser. September 16. ..."
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