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freight operating company

freight operating company noun: a company that runs freight trains on the national railway network in Great Britain under license from the government.

freight operating company: a company that runs freight trains on the national railway network in Great Britain under license...
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Noun

freight operating company (plural freight operating companies)

  1. (UK) A company that runs freight trains on the national railway network in Great Britain under license from the government.

Forms of freight operating company

pluralfreight operating companies

Questions about freight operating company

What does freight operating company mean?
Freight operating company means a company that runs freight trains on the national railway network in Great Britain under license from the government.
What part of speech is freight operating company?
Freight operating company is a noun.
What is the plural of freight operating company?
The plural of freight operating company is freight operating companies.

Words near freight operating company in the dictionary

  1. freight cars
  2. freight hopper
  3. freight hoppers
  4. freight hopping
  5. freight operating companies
  6. freight operating company
  7. freight train
  8. freight trains
  9. freight tricycle
  10. freight tricycles
  11. freight truck

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