cargo
noun
car·go
ˈkär-(ˌ)gō 
plural cargoes or cargos
: the goods or merchandise conveyed in a ship, airplane, or vehicle : freight
Dock workers were unloading the ship's cargo.
Examples of cargo in a Sentence
The ship was carrying a cargo of crude oil.
we put all of our cargo on the pack animals and began our journey through the canyon
Recent Examples on the Web
In the wake of the seizure, Haitian authorities banned in-transit cargo through the Dominican Republic.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Cargo pants are a go-to style for Michelle Obama, who has worn elevated versions as well as cargo jeans.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
The bureau said in May that the PCS can also help facilitate trade finance processes due to the real-time cargo status data that is collected, helping financial institutions and small and medium-sized businesses reduce credit costs and processing times.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Jan. 2026
The mission is designed to be a technology demonstration of the Blue Moon Mark 1 cargo lander design, including precision landing systems and propulsion tech that will support later commercial and NASA payload deliveries to the lunar surface, with a capacity of up to 6,600 pounds (3,000 kilograms).
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Cargo pants are a go-to style for Michelle Obama, who has worn elevated versions as well as cargo jeans.
—Kaelin Dodge, InStyle, 6 Jan. 2026
The bureau said in May that the PCS can also help facilitate trade finance processes due to the real-time cargo status data that is collected, helping financial institutions and small and medium-sized businesses reduce credit costs and processing times.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 Jan. 2026
The mission is designed to be a technology demonstration of the Blue Moon Mark 1 cargo lander design, including precision landing systems and propulsion tech that will support later commercial and NASA payload deliveries to the lunar surface, with a capacity of up to 6,600 pounds (3,000 kilograms).
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 5 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cargo
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“Cargo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cargo. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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