freight train

noun

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

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But Joel handles it for her, barreling into Seth from the side like a freight train. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025 So why are things headed south like a runaway freight train? John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025 The first round of the 2025 NFL Draft April 24 is coming round the bend and at us like like a freight train. Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 15 Apr. 2025 Morgan was hit by a freight train at about 12:03 p.m. near the Lake Forest Metra station at the intersection of Waukegan and Everett roads, authorities said. Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 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 5 Jun. 2025.

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