freight line

collocation in English

meaningsoffreightandline

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withline.
freight
noun[U]
uk
/freɪt/us
/freɪt/
goods, but not passengers, that are carried from one place to another, by ship, aircraft, train, or truck, or the system of transporting ...
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line
noun
uk
/laɪn/us
/laɪn/
a long, thin mark on the surface ...
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(Definition offreightandlinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffreight line

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There is the opportunity to open the existing railfreightlinethat runs through part of my constituency.
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Can that not be facilitated by an improvement in thefreightline?
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I declare an interest: this potentialfreightlinegoes past my home.
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But it is not only afreightline.
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The public must be clear that this is afreightlineand not a passenger service.
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We believe that there is already a need for a purpose-builtfreightline.
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We are dealing with afreightline.
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If it is a redundantfreightline, obviously it is common sense, and in the interests of the rail network, that steps should be taken to close it.
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Today it is used purely as afreightline.
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Today this line is still open as afreightline.
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The railway line continued as afreightlineuntil it was closed in 1988.
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The line operated first as afreightlineand later as a passenger line before closing in 1984 and being replaced by a bus service.
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The line opened in 1898 as afreightline.
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This section of the line remains open as afreightline, but the stations remain closed.
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It is also a majorfreightlinefor transporting iron ore, coal and steel products.
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From the other side, the passageway goes under the street andfreightlinetracks.
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The railroad was powered by electricity until 1955, when it discontinued passenger service and changed over to diesel locomotives as afreightline.
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Initially, the line mainly functioned as afreightline.
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This localfreightlineis the subject of debate over whether to railbank the line and construct a multi-purpose trail.
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