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freight /frāt/ noun- The lading or cargo, esp of a ship
- The transport of goods by a vehicle
- Goods transported
- The charge for transporting goods
transitive verb- To transport by vehicle
- To load (esp a ship)
- To hire or let out
adjective (obsolete)- Freighted
- Fraught
ORIGIN: Prob ODu vrecht, a form of vracht freightˈage noun - Money paid for freight
- Freighted goods
freightˈer noun - A person who freights a vessel
- A cargo-carrying boat, etc
- A transporting agent (US)
freightˈ-car noun (US) - A luggage van
- A goods van or wagon
Freightˈliner® noun A train having specially designed containers and rolling stock and used for rapid transport of goods freight shed noun A goods shed or warehouse freight ton see under ton1 freightˈ-train noun A goods train ton1 /tun/ noun- (in full long ton) a unit of weight equivalent to 20cwt (2240lb or 1016kg)
- (in full short ton) a unit of weight equivalent to 2000lb (907.2kg, N American)
- (in full metric ton, also tonne) a unit of weight equal to 1000kg (approx 2204.6lb)
- (in full displacement ton) a unit used to measure the amount of water a ship displaces, equal to 2240lb or 35 cubic feet of sea water
- (in full register ton) a unit (orig a tun of wine) used to measure a ship's internal capacity, equal to 100 cubic feet
- (in full freight ton) a unit for measuring the space taken up by cargo, equal to 40 cubic feet
- 100 (informal)
- A score, total, etc of 100 (informal)
- 100mph (preceded by a or the; slang)
- A great weight (informal)
- (in pl) many, a great amount (informal). See also tonnage
ORIGIN: OE tunne a vat, tub; see tun -tonner combining form - Denoting a vehicle, vessel, etc weighing a specified number of tons or having a specified amount of tonnage
- A load of a specified number of tons
tonˈ-up adjective (slang) - (orig of a motorcyclist) travelling or having travelled at more than 100mph
- Fond of travelling at fast speed
- Noisy and reckless
noun - A speed of 100mph
- A person who habitually travels this fast
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