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affreighting

affreighting is the present participle and gerund of affreight.

Meaning of affreight

Verb

affreight (third-person singular simple present affreights, present participle affreighting, simple past and past participle affreighted)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To hire (a ship etc.) for the transportation of freight.

Questions about affreighting

What is affreighting the present participle and gerund of?
Affreighting is the present participle and gerund of affreight.

Words near affreighting in the dictionary

  1. affrays
  2. affreight
  3. affreighted
  4. affreighter
  5. affreighters
  6. affreighting
  7. affreightment
  8. affreightments
  9. affreights
  10. affresco
  11. affrescoes

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