freightwagon

Meaning

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

Etymology

In summary

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

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes