Freight , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freighted;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Freighting.]
[Cf. F. freter.] To load with
goods, as a
ship, or vehicle of any kind, for
transporting them from one place to another; to furnish with freight; as, to freight a ship; to freight a car.
Freight (frāt), a. Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do
with freight; as, a freight car.
Freight agent,
a person employed by a transportation company to receive, forward, or deliver goods. -- Freight car. See under Car. -- Freight train, a railroad train made up
of freight cars; -- called in England goods train.
Freight (frāt), n. [F. fret, OHG. frēht merit, reward. See Fraught, n.]
1. That with which anything is fraught or
laden for transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a car on a railroad, etc.; as, a freight of cotton; a full freight.
2. (Law)
(a) The sum paid by a party hiring a
ship or part of a ship for the
use of what
is thus hired. (b) The price paid a
common carrier for the carriage of goods. Wharton.
3.
Freight transportation, or freight line.
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