freightwagon

Meaning

Noun

Any vehicle, such as a cart, wagon, lorry, truck, or boxcar, used for carrying or transporting goods; a cargo truck.

Origin

From freight + wagon. Compare West Frisian frachtwein ("truck, lorry"), Dutch vrachtwagen ("truck, lorry"), German Frachtwagen, Swedish fraktvagn ("cargo truck").

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