freight liner
- noun
- /freɪt ˈlaɪnər/
- UK
:
tren de carga
- A freight liner arrived at the yard, ready to be loaded with containers heading overseas.
Examples
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The new freight liner made it possible to deliver products from the factory to the port overnight.
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Many freight liners operate between major cities.
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Freight companies rely on the efficiency of a freight liner for timely goods transportation.
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The freight liner arrived on time.
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The new freight liner transports goods across the country in just a few days.
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A freight liner can quickly load and unload thousands of tons of cargo at the port.
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To meet the growing demand, the company invested in a larger freight liner for faster deliveries.
Synonyms
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A long train that carries goods instead of people
A fast train that carries goods over long distances between factories and seaports and loads quickly
A very long freight train that carries many containers
Antonyms
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound combines 'freight' (cargo) with 'liner' (a scheduled carrier/large vessel), so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a vehicle that regularly carries freight—the basic compositional sense is clear. However, the specific conventional meaning 'express freight train' (rather than a freight ship) is a specialized usage of 'liner' that may be unexpected or cause confusion, so the relation is only partially predictable.
Etymology
Freight liner comes from the words freight, meaning 'goods', and liner, a ship or train that runs on a regular 'line' or 'route'. The image is of a long train or ship that follows a fixed, fast route between factories and ports, so today freight liner means a long-distance, regular service or train for carrying 'goods' quickly.