Freight meaning: Like many nouns that

Like many nouns that can mean an action as well as an actual thing, freight refers to either the sending of goods or the goods themselves . It can also mean the charge for sending goods. You pay freight for the freight of your freight. Freight refers to products, goods, or merchandise that are transported in a ship, train, airplane, truck, or van. In other words, we can carry freight by air, sea, or land. 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. The term shipping originally referred to transport by sea but in American English, it has been extended to refer to transport by land or air (International English: "carriage") as well. "Logistics", a term borrowed from the military environment, is also used in the same sense.