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
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One is exposure while on a shore excursion, and the other is the possibility of rodents entering the ship in its cargo.
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Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 May 2026
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that the cargo ship was hit by an unknown projectile.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Tuesday’s hearing came as The New Corolla, the last oil tanker to come through the Strait and sail to California since the war began, unloaded its cargo in Long Beach.
—Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
Alongside the crew landers, dozens of robotic and cargo landings will deliver payloads to scout for a future Moon base and demonstrate technologies for larger vehicles, mining and resource utilization, and sustained operations during the two-week-long lunar night.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 May 2026
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Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 May 2026
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported that the cargo ship was hit by an unknown projectile.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
Tuesday’s hearing came as The New Corolla, the last oil tanker to come through the Strait and sail to California since the war began, unloaded its cargo in Long Beach.
—Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
Alongside the crew landers, dozens of robotic and cargo landings will deliver payloads to scout for a future Moon base and demonstrate technologies for larger vehicles, mining and resource utilization, and sustained operations during the two-week-long lunar night.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 May 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 7 May. 2026.
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