| 单词 | by freight |
| 释义 | > as lemmasby freight 4. Originally U.S. Short for freight train n.: a goods-train. by freight: by the usual means of transportation, as opposed to by express. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > train > goods train goods train1832 freight train1845 good1855 freight1861 1861 Remin. Life Railroad Engineer 123 He was running the Night Express,..while I was running the through freight. 1881 Chicago Times 18 June A freight of thirty loaded cars..collided with the other train. 1899 B. Tarkington Gentleman from Indiana x. 166 It began to be generally believed that they had escaped by the one-o' clock freight. 1922 M. B. Houston Witch Man i. 14 There were four trains a day in Innessburg, not counting the freights. 1955 E. Hillary High Adventure ix. 158 Feeling a little like an express train overhauling a slow freight. < as lemmas |
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