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.
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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
Recent Examples on the Web
Outside a high-rise apartment tower her family company was building on Wilshire Boulevard, Jaime Lee pulled a hard hat, shatterproof glasses and safety vest from cargo space behind a car seat for one of her three young children.
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
The craft are pretty simple, with a hull offering space for the captain, their passengers or cargo, and a sail at the center catching the wind’s power and moving you forward.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 7 July 2024
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, an airport frequently servicing those in Cincinnati and various northern areas of the Bluegrass State, has been a long-standing part of the community since the 1940s, also becoming one of the fastest-growing cargo airports in recent years.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2024
Air cargo demand soared in May, seeing its highest year-over-growth since January as global e-commerce giants like Shein and Temu bolster freight volumes and spark an industrywide battle for cargo capacity.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2024
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Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2024
The craft are pretty simple, with a hull offering space for the captain, their passengers or cargo, and a sail at the center catching the wind’s power and moving you forward.
—Owen Bellwood / Jalopnik, Quartz, 7 July 2024
The Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, an airport frequently servicing those in Cincinnati and various northern areas of the Bluegrass State, has been a long-standing part of the community since the 1940s, also becoming one of the fastest-growing cargo airports in recent years.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 5 July 2024
Air cargo demand soared in May, seeing its highest year-over-growth since January as global e-commerce giants like Shein and Temu bolster freight volumes and spark an industrywide battle for cargo capacity.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2024
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 15 Jul. 2024.
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