freight house

noun

1. a depot or storage place for freight.

Word History and Origins

Origin of freight house¹

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Example Sentences

At one corner of the freight-house on the wharf was a big iron ring, to which the squire tied the dog.

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The goods we had ordered began to arrive after breakfast, Bert bringing them from the freight house in his large wagon.

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About twelve o'clock that night we held a council of war, which ended in our running the train into the out freight-house.

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Knew your cousin down at Rochelle; we worked on the same desk in the freight house.

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At length, however, he saw four masts towering above the roof of a freight house.

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