freight wagon

English

Noun

freight wagon (plural freight wagons)

1. (rail transport, UK) A railroad car used to carry freight.

   Synonyms: goods wagon, goods carriage, freight carriage, goods truck, freight truck, (In Canada and the US) freight car

   • 2023 July 26, David Clough, “Technology progression defines Class 93”, in RAIL, number 988, page 52:

     ROL saw a potential market for the movement of intermodal traffic at speeds of up to 100mph, which would be easier to path alongside passenger services, using a new design of freight wagon.

2. (US) American spelling of freightwagon