freight train
noun1
A railway train used for the transportation of freight (goods).
2
Broadly A large, unstoppable force; a juggernaut.
- Williams was known as an unstoppable freight train of a guy, a man who was unfazed by pain and unafraid of getting hurt.2010, Richard D. Jensen, The Nicest Fella: The Life of Ben Johnson. the World Champion Rodeo Cowboy Who Became an Oscar-winning Movie Star, iUniverse, →ISBN:
- 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.2010, Carolanne Allen, Living in the Light ... A Message of Love and Healing, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 367:
1 more example
- 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'.2012, Robert Graves, Seven Days in New Crete, Penguin UK, →ISBN:
- Synonyms
- freight, goods train
- Coordinate terms
- passenger train