a goods train carrying containers that can be transferred onto lorries or ships
2.
(in Britain) a containerized transportation service involving both rail and road
freightliner in American English
(ˈfreitˌlainər)
noun
chiefly Brit
a train for transporting containerized freight
Word origin
[1960–65; freight + liner1]This word is first recorded in the period 1960–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: bicycle kick, disco, go-go, power play, proxemics