freight train

noun

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

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The freight train cars were tipped and leaning and appeared to be only partially on the tracks. Darius Johnson, CBS News, 25 June 2026 In April, Allen Gallaway’s home in Andover, Kansas, was one block away from getting ripped up by a tornado roaring like a freight train. The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 June 2026 The terrifying freight train of a footballer that is Erling Haaland meets one of Africa’s finest sides in the Lions of Teranga, as veterans Kalidou Koulibaly and Édouard Mendy look to stop the Norwegians in their tracks. David Hickey, NBC news, 22 June 2026 And the Cleveland Cavaliers are the latest victim of a freight train running express to the franchise’s first NBA Finals appearance this century. Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 22 May 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 28 Jun. 2026.

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