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noun
- 1. goods carried on a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle: "transportation of bulk cargo"
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CARGO definition: 1. the goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other large vehicle: 2. the goods carried by a ship…. Learn more.
Cargo refers to goods carried by a large vehicle, like a plane, ship, train, or truck. See a giant truck on the highway piled high with boxes, lumber, or new cars? It's carrying cargo.
: the goods or merchandise conveyed in a ship, airplane, or vehicle : freight. Dock workers were unloading the ship's cargo. Synonyms. burden. draft. freight. haul. lading. loading. payload. weight. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of cargo in a Sentence.
Definition of 'cargo' cargo. (kɑːʳgoʊ ) Word forms: cargoes. variable noun. The cargo of a ship or plane is the goods that it is carrying. The boat calls at the main port to load its regular cargo of bananas. [+ of] ...cargo planes. Synonyms: load, goods, contents, shipment More Synonyms of cargo. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
noun. /ˈkɑːɡəʊ/ /ˈkɑːrɡəʊ/ [countable, uncountable] (plural cargoes, North American English also cargos) the goods carried in a ship, an aircraft or a motor vehicle. The tanker began to spill its cargo of oil. a cargo ship. Extra Examples. Topics Transport by water c1, Transport by air c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Word Origin.
noun [ C or U ] uk / ˈkɑːɡəʊ / us plural cargoes | cargos. Add to word list. TRANSPORT, COMMERCE. the goods carried by a ship, plane, or other large vehicle: carry/handle/transport a cargo TCL Carriers Ltd was the operator of the vessel on which the cargo was carried.
1. a. goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle; freight. b. (as modifier): a cargo vessel. 2. any load: the train pulled in with its cargo of new arrivals. [C17: from Spanish: from cargar to load, from Late Latin carricāre to load a vehicle, from carrus car]
noun. us / ˈkɑr·ɡoʊ/ plural cargoes. Add to word list Add to word list. things that are carried in a vehicle or ship: a cargo of oil. (Definition of cargo from the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of cargo. in Chinese (Traditional) （輪船、飛機等大型交通工具裝載的）貨物… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)
Cargo definition: The freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle.
Nov 12, 2024 · Cargo, also known as freight, refers to goods or produce being transported from one place to another by water, air or land. Originally, the term "cargo" referred to goods being loaded onboard a vessel.
