time freight
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Freight for movement on regularly scheduled trains providing expedited service and a guaranteed delivery time.
American usage; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "No. 92 is drifting down into Burlington with time freight in 1946."
- "The Mike on Canadian Pacific time freight for the coast is given a helping hand west from Revelstoke to Clanwilliam, B.C., 8 miles, by Selkirk 5930."
- "To expedite its time freights, the North Western had its famous Class H, or 4-8-4-type engines, built by Baldwin in 1929."
Usage
- American usage
- Uncountable
- Countable