Plural of freight
regular plural
The plural of freight is freights.
Forms of freight
| Singular | freight /fɹeɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | freights /fɹeɪts/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Freights in a sentence
- Many freights were not fully braked, and catch points were provided on steep gradients to derail runaway wagons.2020 April 8, David Clough, “How the West Coast wiring war was won”, in Rail, page 63. From the entry catch points
- The latter and the Basle-Gotthard freight traffic will both pass through Othmarsingen, but an additional line here and a burrowing junction will keep the Gotthard freights clear.1962 December, “Beyond the Channel: Switzerland: Transformation at Zurich”, in Modern Railways, page 417. From the entry burrowing junction
- The crack passenger trains average fifty-four miles an hour over that stretch, the "red ball" freights average twenty-seven, and the way freights eighteen miles an hour.1939 November, “Keeping the Iron Horse on Time”, in Popular Mechanics, volume 72, number 5, →ISSN, page 157A. From the entry red ball
- Guess they thought we would crawfish, But there was never a word or a quibble ; When they offered us freights, among others, We said "Let 'em come, ish-ka-bibble."1913, The Santa Fe Magazine - Volume 8, page 74. From the entry ish ka bibble
Meaning of freight
- noun The transportation of goods (originally by water; now also (chiefly US) by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation.
- noun Goods or items in transport; cargo, luggage.
- noun Payment for transportation.
Questions about the plural of freight
- What is the plural of freight?
- The plural of freight is freights.
- Is freight countable?
- Freight is a countable and uncountable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: freight (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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