C1nountransportbusiness
US/freɪt/
UK/freɪt/
goods carried by trucks, trains, ships or planes, or the system of carrying them
In context
Most freight between the north and the south still travels by truck.
The new port can handle twice as much freight as the old one.
We shipped the furniture by sea freight because flying it was far too expensive.
Words that go with freight
noun + noun
- freight trainA long freight train rumbled past the village at midnight.
- air freightFresh lychees are sent to Japan by air freight.
- freight transportRail freight transport is cheaper but slower than trucks.
- freight costsRising freight costs have pushed up the price of imported fruit.
verb + noun
- carry freightThe old railway now carries freight instead of passengers.