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Meaning of freight train | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A railway train used for the transportation of freight (goods).
  2. A large, unstoppable force; a juggernaut.
    broadly

Examples

“Williams was known as an unstoppable freight train of a guy, a man who was unfazed by pain and unafraid of getting hurt.”
“My estimable love and gratitude go out to my family for their continued support and patience in standing by me over the past months while I literally withdrew from life to 'grab a tail feather' and fly with this runaway freight-train of a project.”
“BenYeshu's theory was that 'these experiments will supply the necessary data as to when and why the freight train of civilization leapt the rails'.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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