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cartage

3 synonyms for cartage, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Noun — The carrying of goods using a cart.

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1. noun

The carrying of goods using a cart.

“In these years, all long-distance freight went by rail, with local cartage by the railway's horses and carts.”

2. noun

The moving of goods from one place to another by vehicle.

“I started general cartage work and hauling bagged cement to Pine Creek, south of Darwin.”

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