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cargo

12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cargo (noun)
  2. cargo cult (noun)
  3. cargo liner (noun)
  4. cargo mill (noun)
  5. cargo pants (noun plural)
  6. cargo pocket (noun)
  7. air cargo (noun)
  8. attack cargo ship (noun)
  9. berth cargo (noun)
  10. general cargo (noun)
  11. measurement cargo (noun)
  12. motor cargo insurance (noun)

car·go

noun \ˈkär-(ˌ)gō\
plural cargoes or cargos

Definition of CARGO

: the goods or merchandise conveyed in a ship, airplane, or vehicle : freight
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Examples of CARGO

  1. The ship was carrying a cargo of crude oil.
  2. <we put all of our cargo on the pack animals and began our journey through the canyon>

Origin of CARGO

Spanish, load, charge, from cargar to load, from Late Latin carricare — more at charge
First Known Use: 1657

Related to CARGO

Other Transportation Terms

camber, corduroy, demurrage, milestone

Rhymes with CARGO

largo

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