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
The majority of cargo volumes from those ports are destined for Dubai, which has become a hub for the movement of freight with feeder services in the Persian Gulf, South Asia and East Africa.
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Videos published after 6 a.m. showed the aftermath of a strike on a military base and a cargo terminal in the western Kermanshah region, which borders Iraq, over 250 miles from Tehran and 167 miles from Baghdad.
—Katie Polglase, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Adding interior, lighting and technology, and cargo accessories can still amount to a final price of under $25,000 depending on your specific build preferences.
Is the 2025 Nissan Versa SR worth buying?
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 12 June 2025
But some of its valuable cargo washed ashore, and another schooner was able to recover roughly 100,000 feet of lumber.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 June 2025
Videos published after 6 a.m. showed the aftermath of a strike on a military base and a cargo terminal in the western Kermanshah region, which borders Iraq, over 250 miles from Tehran and 167 miles from Baghdad.
—Katie Polglase, CNN Money, 13 June 2025
Adding interior, lighting and technology, and cargo accessories can still amount to a final price of under $25,000 depending on your specific build preferences.
Is the 2025 Nissan Versa SR worth buying?
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 12 June 2025
But some of its valuable cargo washed ashore, and another schooner was able to recover roughly 100,000 feet of lumber.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 June 2025
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 23 Jun. 2025.
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