articulated lorry |
(chiefly British) a very large truck, consisting of a cab and freight-hauling trailer, that carries goods over long distances; tractor-trailer; semi. |
barge |
a large, long boat with a flat bottom used for carrying freight. |
boxcar |
a railroad car that is enclosed on all sides. It is used for carrying freight. |
caboose |
a car at the rear of a freight train, used by the train's crew as a place for eating, sleeping, and observation of the tracks. |
canalboat |
a long narrow vessel used to transport freight along canals and riverways. |
cargo |
the goods carried by a ship, airplane, or other vehicle; freight. |
carload |
the minimum weight required by law to ship freight by rail at a reduced rate. [1/2 definitions] |
coaler |
a ship or freight train used to haul coal. |
Conestoga wagon |
a large heavy covered wagon with broad wheels, used by early U.S. pioneers to haul their freight and household goods. |
deadhead |
a vehicle, such as a train or truck, carrying no freight or passengers. [1/5 definitions] |
demurrage |
the delay in loading or unloading a ship or other freight carrier beyond a previously specified time. [1/2 definitions] |
ferry |
a boat or ship that carries people or freight back and forth across a river or other body of water. [1/2 definitions] |
freight |
to transport or send as freight. [1/6 definitions] |
freightage |
freight or cargo; lading. [1/2 definitions] |
freight train |
a railroad train made up of freight cars. |
hopper |
a freight car that can discharge its cargo through a door in the floor. [1/5 definitions] |
juggernaut |
(chiefly British) a very large truck, consisting of a cab and freight-hauling trailer, that carries goods over long distances; tractor-trailer; semi. [1/2 definitions] |
load |
an amount of something carried; cargo or freight. [1/17 definitions] |
lorry |
(chiefly British) any of a number of large vehicles used for transporting freight or other loads; truck. [1/3 definitions] |
merchantman |
a commercial ship that carries passengers or freight. |
pallet2 |
a movable, usu. wooden platform on which freight goods are moved or stored. [1/2 definitions] |