cargo

car·go

noun \ˈkär-(ˌ)gō\

: something that is carried from one place to another by boat, airplane, etc.

plural cargoes or cargos

Full Definition of CARGO

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

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

Synonyms

burden, load, draft, freight, haul, lading, loading, payload, weight

Related Words

consignment; boatload, carload, shipload, trainload, truckload, wagonload; ballast, deadweight; overload, surcharge; bale, bundle, pack, package, packet, parcel, shipment; manifest; body, bulk, mass

Other Transportation Terms

camber, corduroy, demurrage, milestone

Rhymes with CARGO

largo