AFFREIGHT


Meaning of AFFREIGHT in English

— affreighter , n. — affreightment , n.

/euh frayt"/ , v.t.

to charter (a ship) as a freight carrier.

[ 1840-50; affréter (resp. by influence of freight ), equiv. to a- A- 5 ( ad- AD-) + fréter to hire a ship, deriv. of fret FREIGHT, OF ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .