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
Since February, the carbon removal company Inherit has been delivering CO2 cargoes from the facility to Northern Lights as part of a pilot project.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
Those closures affected 20% of global air cargo capacity, raising the risk of delays for higher-value cargo such as medicines, aircraft components and electronics.
—Vidya Mani, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
Nearly seven in 10 members of the Airforwarders Association (AFA) are experiencing disruption due to the war in Iran, which in a span of less than four weeks has caused headaches surrounding air freight capacity and a rapid spike in rates to move cargo.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2026
But in 2027, NASA plans to dramatically increase the number of robotic landers carrying cargo and science instruments with up to 30 uncrewed landings.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Mar. 2026
Those closures affected 20% of global air cargo capacity, raising the risk of delays for higher-value cargo such as medicines, aircraft components and electronics.
—Vidya Mani, The Conversation, 25 Mar. 2026
Nearly seven in 10 members of the Airforwarders Association (AFA) are experiencing disruption due to the war in Iran, which in a span of less than four weeks has caused headaches surrounding air freight capacity and a rapid spike in rates to move cargo.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 25 Mar. 2026
But in 2027, NASA plans to dramatically increase the number of robotic landers carrying cargo and science instruments with up to 30 uncrewed landings.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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