cargo pants
plural noun
: pants with cargo pockets typically on the sides of the legs at thigh level
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The '90s nostalgia that brought back cargo pants and flip phones is also fueling a parenting trend among Millennials called '90s kid summers.
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 27 June 2025
These roomy parachute cargo pants are functional but stylish and—especially for Tokyo, a city known for being a street fashion hub.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2025
Keep scrolling to see all 12 cargo pants my teen and mom friends are wearing this spring.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 16 June 2025
Men in long cargo pants and T-shirts were back again on Thursday morning.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
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Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 27 June 2025
These roomy parachute cargo pants are functional but stylish and—especially for Tokyo, a city known for being a street fashion hub.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 25 June 2025
Keep scrolling to see all 12 cargo pants my teen and mom friends are wearing this spring.
—Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 16 June 2025
Men in long cargo pants and T-shirts were back again on Thursday morning.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 13 June 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 5 Jul. 2025.
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