I. freight 1 /freɪt/ BrE AmE noun
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Middle Dutch ; Origin: vracht , vrecht ]
1 . [uncountable] goods that are carried by ship, train, or aircraft, and the system of moving these goods:
freight services
We’ll send your personal belongings by air freight and your furniture by sea freight.
2 . [countable] American English a ↑ freight train
II. freight 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]
to send goods by air, sea, or train