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

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

Lines of trucks stretch for miles, and drivers sometimes wait more than three weeks to finally bring their cargoes across a border. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Sep. 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

The war in the Middle East has made cargoes more scarce and, in turn, more expensive, raising the prospects of another energy crunch. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

This would add logistical friction to the process of first unloading and then reloading the oil cargoes. — Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 3 Aug. 2026