freightfreight1 /freɪt/ noun [uncountableU]1TRANSPORTgoods carried in large quantities by ship, plane, train etcA 747 can carry freight as well as passengers.
The volume of rail freight is only 8% of the rail-and-road total.
The Panama Canal has lost some of its importance because of air freight.
The railroad is now only used by freight trains.
afreight car (=a wagon pulled by a train in which freight is carried)
→ bulk freight2TRANSPORTthe cost of carrying goods in large quantities by ship, plane, train etcThe goods had been loaded on board the vessel and freight had been paid.
The railways adopted a negative attitude to the milk trade, refusing to grant concessionaryfreight rates.