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freight
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[ noun ] (business) goods carried by a large vehicle
Used in print (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)The New_York_Central notes : `` The freight traffic most susceptible to raiding by the C. +_O._-_B. +_O. provides the backbone of Central 's revenues . These revenues make it possible to provide essential freight and passenger service over the entire New_York_Central system as_well_as the New_York area commuter and terminal freight services . These revenues make it possible to provide essential freight and passenger service over the entire New_York_Central system as_well_as the New_York area commuter and terminal freight services . (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)Men crowded the streets and freight rigs and teams were moving about . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (transportation,business) transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates
Synonyms Used in print (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)Not_only is this kind of duplication wasteful , but it gives the combined system the ability to take freight traffic away from the New_York_Central and other railroads serving the area . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (transportation) transport by freight
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[ noun ] (transportation,business) the charge for transporting something by common carrier
Synonyms Examples "we pay the freight," or "the freight rate is usually cheaper" Related terms |
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