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rail consignment note

 
 
noun [C] TRANSPORT, COMMERCE

Definition

a document sent with goods that are being transported by train which states that the goods were received by the company transporting them in good condition
(Definition of rail consignment note noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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