cargo
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 ExamplesTopics Transport by waterc1, Transport by airc1- The boats discharged their human cargo a little way from the shore.
- The port handles cargo from all over Asia.
- The ship stopped to take on a cargo of fruit.
- The ship was carrying a cargo of nuclear waste.
- The terrorists parked the van with its deadly cargo in a dark alleyway.
- Customs officers are refusing to check cargo flights.
- The authorities confiscated eight trawlers and their cargo.
- They intercepted a cargo ship in the South Atlantic.
- The cargo jet exploded a few minutes after take-off.
- The satellite was stowed in the shuttle's cargo bay for return to Earth.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bulk
- heavy
- precious
- …
- carry
- haul
- move
- …
- aircraft
- boat
- carrier
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Spanish cargo, carga, from late Latin carricare, carcare ‘to load’, from Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.
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