FREIGHT meaning: 1 : goods that are carried by ships, trains, trucks, or airplanes; 2 : the system by which goods are carried from one place to another Freight, cargo, shipment refer to goods being transported from place to place . Freight is the general term for goods transported from one place to another by any means: to send freight from New York to New Orleans. 1. goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay. 2. the ordinary means of transport of goods provided by common carriers. 3. the charges for such transportation. 4. freight train. goods that are transported by ships, planes, trains or lorries; the system of transporting goods in this way. All vehicles carrying freight need a special permit. The freight was transferred to a train at Rotterdam. The train's freight wagons can carry a fully-laden lorry.
