freight train

noun

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

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The two-parter takes a turn, though, when SG-3 and SH-13 start taking heavy losses on a mission, and reality hits Bregman — and everyone else — like a freight train. Daryl Baxter, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2026 Since then, the basketball program has grown from a flailing handcar to the little engine that could to a freight train. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026 The crash occurred when a Canadian Pacific Kansas City freight train collided with a vehicle in a crossing, the railroad said in a statement. ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026 The $518 million effort will modernize a 130-year-old freight train tunnel in Baltimore. Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026 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 19 Apr. 2026.

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