"freight train" meaning in All languages combined

See freight train on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: freight trains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} freight train (plural freight trains)
  1. A railway train used for the transportation of freight (goods). Categories (topical): Rail transportation Synonyms: freight (english: as a short form), goods train Coordinate_terms: passenger train
    Sense id: en-freight_train-en-noun-en:railway_train_used_for_goods Disambiguation of Rail transportation: 98 2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7
  2. (by extension) A large, unstoppable force; a juggernaut. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-freight_train-en-noun-en:large_and_unstoppable_force

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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