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
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Operators of oversized cargo cranes were able unload all 19 tons of cargo, lift the plane and manually deploy its left landing gear in order to safely tow the aircraft off the runway.
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Baggy fits, cargo jeans and paint splattered barrel jeans are often paired with a shrunken top.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Both cargoes were strewn across the westbound lanes of I-70 after the crash.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
The rear seats fold flat for cargo and offer 24 degrees of seatback travel for recline.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
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Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025
Baggy fits, cargo jeans and paint splattered barrel jeans are often paired with a shrunken top.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Both cargoes were strewn across the westbound lanes of I-70 after the crash.
—Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
The rear seats fold flat for cargo and offer 24 degrees of seatback travel for recline.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 15 Dec. 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 17 Dec. 2025.
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