air-freighter

A large air-freighter lands at a busy cargo airport.

Definition

Noun: A type of aircraft designed or adapted primarily for transporting cargo by air, as opposed to passengers.

Usage Examples

• (A cargo plane used for transporting goods.)
• (Aircraft dedicated to carrying freight.)

Advanced Usage

• "to operate an air-freighter": to manage or use a cargo aircraft for commercial or logistical purposes.
  • The logistics firm operates a fleet of air-freighters for overnight deliveries. (They run cargo planes for rapid transport.)

Variants and Related Words

• Air freight (n): the transportation of goods by air, often as a service or industry.
  • The package was sent via air freight to arrive the next day. (Goods transported by plane.)
• Freighter (n): any vehicle, ship, or aircraft designed to carry cargo.
  • The freighter docked at the port to unload its containers. (A cargo ship.)

Synonyms

• Cargo plane: an aircraft used specifically for carrying goods.
• Transport aircraft: a broad term for planes that move people or materials.

Related Idioms

• "Fly the freight": informal phrase meaning to transport goods by air.
  • We need to fly the freight to the warehouse by noon. (Transport the cargo via plane.)