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
Russia later said the strike Friday targeted a cargo ship carrying military equipment.
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Illia Novikov, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Fewer ships mean fewer trucks picking up cargo, fewer planes moving goods, and less industrial activity overall.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Each crew will engage in activities such as raising the sails, moving cargo and exploring areas of the 1863 ship that are normally shut off to the public.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Washington — Birds were sucked into both engines of a FedEx cargo plane that made a fiery landing in March at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report released Wednesday.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
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Illia Novikov, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Fewer ships mean fewer trucks picking up cargo, fewer planes moving goods, and less industrial activity overall.
—Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Each crew will engage in activities such as raising the sails, moving cargo and exploring areas of the 1863 ship that are normally shut off to the public.
—Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
Washington — Birds were sucked into both engines of a FedEx cargo plane that made a fiery landing in March at Newark Liberty International Airport, according to a National Transportation Safety Board preliminary report released Wednesday.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 21 May 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 29 May. 2025.
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