freight train

noun

: a train that carries goods : a train that carries freight

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The comfort comes in transition, where Miller is an absolute freight train. Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 7 July 2025 What To Know The Chinese embassy's graphic contrasts a fleet of sleek, Chinese high-speed passenger trains with an older American freight train listing slightly on a crumbling track. Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 Cars were stopped in front of the fire truck in the eastbound lane, so Wyatt maneuvered into the opposite lanes of Southeast First Street and waited for a freight train to pass the intersection. Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 14 Apr. 2025 But what turns this soundtrack into an all-time great are the numerous vocal tracks full of deep, emotional performances that make the game’s themes hit you like a freight train. PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for freight train

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“Freight train.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freight%20train. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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