"freight train" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: freight trains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} freight train (plural freight trains)
  1. A train used for the transportation of freight. Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: freight (english: as a short form), goods train Coordinate_terms: passenger train
    Sense id: en-freight_train-en-noun-wrb0vvY3 Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 95 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 82 18 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 75 25
  2. (by extension) A large, unstoppable force; a juggernaut. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-freight_train-en-noun-xRTD~kNM

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