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freight train

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freight train

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Trains & railways
ˈfreight train noun [countable]  TTTa train that carries goods 货运列车
Examples from the Corpus
freight trainThe scare began just after 5am when some one smelt acid as a freight train pulled into the station.Investigators were photographing the wreckage from all angles, and searching for a data recorder that had been aboard the freight train.A spokesman said the freight train driver spotted the danger but could not prevent the collision.Jack was able to stop the freight train without accident.The freight train passed in front of the express as it approached Paddington.The freight train was partially derailed, with its shattered front end resting close to a home.
ˈfreight train nounChineseSyllable
goods that Corpus train a carries


freight train
ˈfreight train noun [countable]
a train that carries goods


freight trainBrE /ˈfreɪt treɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfreɪt treɪn/ 🔊 (BrE also ˈgoods train) noun
a train that carries only goods 货运列车