freight engine
noun
a locomotive for pulling freight trains, designed for high drawbar pull rather than high speed.
Origin of freight engine
An Americanism dating back to 1860–65
Words nearby freight engine
freiberg's disease,
freiburg,
freight,
freight agent,
freight car,
freight engine,
freight forwarder,
freight house,
freight pass-through,
freight ton,
freight train
Example sentences from the Web for freight engine
"Better to have ended it all under the wheels of the freight-engine," he had told himself.
Satan Sanderson |Hallie Erminie RivesThe freight-engine has six driving-wheels, 545∕8 inches in diameter.
A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine |Robert H. Thurston