cargonoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈkɑː.ɡəʊ/us/ˈkɑːr.ɡoʊ/plural cargoes or cargosC2 the goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other large vehicle:
a cargo ship/plane
The ship was carrying a cargo of wood.
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- cargo vessels
- Smoke detectors are now installed in cargo holds.
- More than half the ship's 130,000-ton cargo of crude oil has already been spilled
- This is where the planes would land and unload their cargo.
- Nuclear materials are currently carried on both cargo and passenger flights.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Transferring and transporting objects
- bearer
- borne
- bring
- budge
- bus
- call for sb
- drop
- ferry
- freight
- road haulage
- route
- shuffle
- spirit
- tear 1
- tear sb away
- tote
- transfer
- transport
- transportation
- turnaround
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