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freight

/fɹeɪt/ nom C1

En français : fret, cargaison, chargement

  1. The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also (chiefly US) by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation. (uncountable)
  2. Goods or items in transport; cargo, luggage. (uncountable) · The freight shifted and the trailer turned over on the highway.
  3. Payment for transportation. (countable) · The freight was more expensive for cars than for coal.
  4. A burden, a load. (countable, figuratively)
  5. Cultural or emotional associations. (figuratively, uncountable)

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Your son has probably neglected some prescribed form or attention in registering his cargo, and it is more than probable he will be set at liberty directly he has given the information required, whether touching the health of his crew, or the value of his freight.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 31 · C1
I know she was loaded with cotton, and that she took in her freight at Alexandria from Pastret’s warehouse, and at Smyrna from Pascal’s; that is all I was obliged to know, and I beg I may not be asked for any further particulars.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 34 · C1
I fully authorize you at once to assume the command of the Pharaon, and look carefully to the unloading of her freight.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 38 · C1
He ordered another—an oil sketch of the Lackawanna freight depot—to take back with him.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 5 · C1

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