cargo pants
plural noun
: pants with cargo pockets typically on the sides of the legs at thigh level
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Pair with red lipstick and an LBD or use the earrings to add dimension to a leather jacket and cargo pants — becoming the coolest dresser in a 100-mile radius.
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
Like other controversial bottoms of the recent past—low-rise denim, cargo pants, cigarette jeans—they’ve spent a moment in fashion jail.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
Mayer said to the crowd, appearing on stage in a chambray shirt, green cargo pants and sneakers.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Baleaf Women’s Lightweight Hiking Pants These lightweight Baleaf pants boast all the storage options of cargo pants, without the bulk of flap pockets.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
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Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2025
Like other controversial bottoms of the recent past—low-rise denim, cargo pants, cigarette jeans—they’ve spent a moment in fashion jail.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 9 Oct. 2025
Mayer said to the crowd, appearing on stage in a chambray shirt, green cargo pants and sneakers.
—Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Baleaf Women’s Lightweight Hiking Pants These lightweight Baleaf pants boast all the storage options of cargo pants, without the bulk of flap pockets.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cargo pants
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“Cargo pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cargo%20pants. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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