Synonyms of cargoes

cargoes

noun

variants or cargos

plural of cargo

as in payloads

a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported

we put all of our cargo on the pack animals and began our journey through the canyon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• payloads
• burdens
• loads
• loadings
• freights
• weights
• shipments
• hauls
• drafts
• consignments
• carloads
• ladings
• truckloads
• bales
• shiploads
• trainloads
• packages
• masses
• wagonloads
• bundles
• ballasts
• packets
• parcels
• boatloads
• surcharges
• packs
• overloads
• deadweights
• bodies
• manifests
• bulks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cargoes

While traffic has dipped in response, ships continue to cross, with many making shuttle runs in and out of the Gulf to unload oil cargoes via ship-to-ship transfers. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

The rise in attacks comes even as more crude has been flowing out of the Gulf, highlighting the ongoing risks to crew and cargoes. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Liquefied natural gas cargoes exiting the Strait of Hormuz also rose in September to their highest since February. — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

My producer Harriet Taylor and I stood incredulously and watched cargoes of Putin’s gas steam into the Port of Rotterdam. — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

In early April, for instance, Brent futures traded at around $113 per barrel while physical cargoes of the stuff sold for as much as $144. — Mark Leonard, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026