Freight
noun
Goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.
The company is dealing with a large amount of freight.
Often appears as...
- freight transport
- freight ship
verb
To load with goods for transport.
The workers were freighting the ship with containers.
Often appears as...
- freight a vehicle
- freight a payload
noun
The charge paid for transportation of goods.
The freight for the package was quite expensive.
Often appears as...
- freight costs
- freight charges
noun
Goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft.
The company is dealing with a large amount of freight.
Often appears as...
- freight transport
- freight ship
verb
To load with goods for transport.
The workers were freighting the ship with containers.
Often appears as...
- freight a vehicle
- freight a payload
noun
The charge paid for transportation of goods.
The freight for the package was quite expensive.
Often appears as...
- freight costs
- freight charges
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Transport Methods
Freight can be moved by various modes of transport, each suited for different needs.
The manufacturer used rail freight to transport the heavy machinery.
Pro Tip 2/3Bulk Quantities
Freight often refers to large amounts of goods, not to small parcels or personal luggage.
Our warehouse handles the freight of thousands of electronics daily.
Pro Tip 3/3Commercial Activity
Freight is typically associated with commercial trade and business rather than personal items.
The new tax policy affected international freight costs.
Pro Tip 1/3Transport Methods
Freight can be moved by various modes of transport, each suited for different needs.
The manufacturer used rail freight to transport the heavy machinery.
Pro Tip 2/3Bulk Quantities
Freight often refers to large amounts of goods, not to small parcels or personal luggage.
Our warehouse handles the freight of thousands of electronics daily.
Pro Tip 3/3Commercial Activity
Freight is typically associated with commercial trade and business rather than personal items.
The new tax policy affected international freight costs.
Pro Tip 1/3Transport Methods
Freight can be moved by various modes of transport, each suited for different needs.
The manufacturer used rail freight to transport the heavy machinery.
Pro Tip 2/3Bulk Quantities
Freight often refers to large amounts of goods, not to small parcels or personal luggage.
Our warehouse handles the freight of thousands of electronics daily.
Pro Tip 3/3Commercial Activity
Freight is typically associated with commercial trade and business rather than personal items.
The new tax policy affected international freight costs.
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stopwatches to see how fast magma moves from high pressure to low pressure in the earth and so far we found it can move at miles per hour before the eruption literally a freight train heading to the surface and exploding so we're fanning out around again in the world to look for the fastest magma on
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Mapping the Future of...
that have certain common internal economic characteristics like agriculture or industry to be much more seamlessly connected to each other and to the outside world. They need to be built around urban economies at their core and they need to be connected to each other through freight rail corridors
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Hadyn Parry: Re-engineeri...
They will lay their eggs in clear water, any pool, any puddle, any birdbath, any flower pot, anywhere there's clear water, they'll lay their eggs, and if that clear water is near freight, it's near a port, if it's anywhere near transport, those eggs will then get transported around the world.
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Fighting Wildfires PIPE...
drier the winds pick up and start noticing the fire start to come alive and next thing you know it can be running through the trees sounding like a freight train it's just amazing you feel so small and helpless when these
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The history of human...
talk of the importance of naming our emotions. But these names aren't neutral labels. They are freighted with our culture's values and expectations, and they transmit ideas about who we think we are.
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A glimpse of life on the...
But there are many aspects to this life that are far from idyllic. No one loses their inner demons by taking to the road. Addiction is real, the elements are real, freight trains maim and kill,
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Utopian Underwater...
they plan for whole cities underwater fed by undersea hydropower stations minerals would be mined from the seabed processed on site and then transported to deep-sea ports and freight submarines
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Coal Mine Floods PIPE...
a chamber to the side which saves his life raging water is just inches away you Stan we signed a railroad track with a freight train coming by you 100 mile an
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Prohibition: Banning...
On January 17, 1920, six armed men robbed a Chicago freight train. But it wasn’t money they were after. Less than one hour after spirits had become illegal
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The Rhythm and Rhyme of...
But which I saw coming like a freight train. So I was stuck in this song like I was stuck in my life. And the same time across the country,
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The secrets in volcanic...
stopwatches to see how fast magma moves from high pressure to low pressure in the earth and so far we found it can move at miles per hour before the eruption literally a freight train heading to the surface and exploding so we're fanning out around again in the world to look for the fastest magma on
Video examples
Mapping the Future of...
that have certain common internal economic characteristics like agriculture or industry to be much more seamlessly connected to each other and to the outside world. They need to be built around urban economies at their core and they need to be connected to each other through freight rail corridors
Video examples
Hadyn Parry: Re-engineeri...
They will lay their eggs in clear water, any pool, any puddle, any birdbath, any flower pot, anywhere there's clear water, they'll lay their eggs, and if that clear water is near freight, it's near a port, if it's anywhere near transport, those eggs will then get transported around the world.
Video examples
Fighting Wildfires PIPE...
drier the winds pick up and start noticing the fire start to come alive and next thing you know it can be running through the trees sounding like a freight train it's just amazing you feel so small and helpless when these
Video examples
The history of human...
talk of the importance of naming our emotions. But these names aren't neutral labels. They are freighted with our culture's values and expectations, and they transmit ideas about who we think we are.
Video examples
A glimpse of life on the...
But there are many aspects to this life that are far from idyllic. No one loses their inner demons by taking to the road. Addiction is real, the elements are real, freight trains maim and kill,
Video examples
Utopian Underwater...
they plan for whole cities underwater fed by undersea hydropower stations minerals would be mined from the seabed processed on site and then transported to deep-sea ports and freight submarines
Video examples
Coal Mine Floods PIPE...
a chamber to the side which saves his life raging water is just inches away you Stan we signed a railroad track with a freight train coming by you 100 mile an
Video examples
Prohibition: Banning...
On January 17, 1920, six armed men robbed a Chicago freight train. But it wasn’t money they were after. Less than one hour after spirits had become illegal
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The Rhythm and Rhyme of...
But which I saw coming like a freight train. So I was stuck in this song like I was stuck in my life. And the same time across the country,
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Pablo Neruda
Chilean Writer
The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
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Gordon Smith
American Politician
On issues carrying as much emotional freight as race - and there aren't many - a U.S. senator needs to speak with care and consistency. Otherwise, he could find people speaking at his own retirement tribute.
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Robert Toombs
American Politician
They demanded a monopoly of the coasting trade, in order to get higher freights than they could get in open competition with the carriers of the world.
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Theodore Roosevelt
American President
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
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Hesiod
Greek Poet
Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger the load, the greater will be the profit upon profit.
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G. Willow Wilson
American Writer
To me, writing an ongoing series feels like driving a freight train downhill. All you can do is steer and pray.
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H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.
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John Sergeant Wise
American Author
The autumn of 1850 brought an event freighted with deep significance to me. My mother died.
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Jamie Hyneman
American Entertainer
I'm like a race horse attached to a freight wagon.
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Soren Skou
Danish Businessman
I never predict freight rates; nobody can do that.
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Pablo Neruda
Chilean Writer
The books that help you most are those which make you think that most. The hardest way of learning is that of easy reading; but a great book that comes from a great thinker is a ship of thought, deep freighted with truth and beauty.
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Gordon Smith
American Politician
On issues carrying as much emotional freight as race - and there aren't many - a U.S. senator needs to speak with care and consistency. Otherwise, he could find people speaking at his own retirement tribute.
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Robert Toombs
American Politician
They demanded a monopoly of the coasting trade, in order to get higher freights than they could get in open competition with the carriers of the world.
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Theodore Roosevelt
American President
A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a university education, he may steal the whole railroad.
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Hesiod
Greek Poet
Admire a small ship, but put your freight in a large one; for the larger the load, the greater will be the profit upon profit.
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G. Willow Wilson
American Writer
To me, writing an ongoing series feels like driving a freight train downhill. All you can do is steer and pray.
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H. P. Lovecraft
American Novelist
Ocean is more ancient than the mountains, and freighted with the memories and the dreams of Time.
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John Sergeant Wise
American Author
The autumn of 1850 brought an event freighted with deep significance to me. My mother died.
Quote examples
Jamie Hyneman
American Entertainer
I'm like a race horse attached to a freight wagon.
Quote examples
Soren Skou
Danish Businessman
I never predict freight rates; nobody can do that.
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