freight train

• Train composé d'une locomotive et de nombreux wagons, utilisé pour transporter des marchandises, des cargaisons ou des matériaux en vrac sur de longues distances.

A powerful railway vehicle consisting of a series of connected cars designed to transport goods, cargo, or bulk materials over long distances.

1. Railway cargo vehicleA2formal

   A train that carries goods and cargo rather than passengers.

   train de marchandises

   • The freight train rumbled through the station at midnight.
   • They loaded the containers onto the freight train for transport.
   • A long freight train blocked the crossing for several minutes.

2. Overwhelming force or momentumB2informal

   Used metaphorically to describe something that is unstoppable or extremely powerful.

   force irrésistible

   • The team's offense was like a freight train, unstoppable and powerful.
   • Her emotions hit him like a freight train.
   • The company's growth was a freight train that left competitors behind.