Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freightwagon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
freight-wag-on
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

Example Sentences

Etymology

From freight + wagon. Compare West Frisian frachtwein (“truck, lorry”), Dutch vrachtwagen (“truck, lorry”), German Frachtwagen, Swedish fraktvagn (“cargo truck”).

Inflected Forms

freightwagons (plural) freight wagon (alternative, US) freight waggon (alternative, UK) freight-waggon (alternative, UK) freightwaggon (alternative, UK)

Questions

What does freightwagon mean?
Any vehicle, such as a cart, wagon, lorry, truck, or boxcar, used for carrying or transporting goods; a cargo truck.
Where does freightwagon come from?
From freight + wagon. Compare West Frisian frachtwein (“truck, lorry”), Dutch vrachtwagen (“truck, lorry”), German Frachtwagen, Swedish fraktvagn (“cargo truck”).

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