cargo

car·go  (kärg)

n. pl. car·goes or car·gos

The freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle.

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[Spanish, from cargar, to load, from Late Latin carricre, from Latin carrus, a Gallic type of wagon; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

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cargo

Noun

pl -goes or esp US -gos goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle [Spanish cargar to load]

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Cargo a shipload, 1657; a load. See also burden.

Examples: cargo of brown sugar, 1705; of ginger, 1705; of lampoons, 1762; of novels, 1806.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cargo - goods carried by a large vehicle consignment, freight, lading, shipment, payload, load, loading merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"

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cargo

noun load, goods, contents, shipment, freight, merchandise, baggage, ware, consignment, tonnage, lading

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Commodities and supplies in transit. See also air cargo; dangerous cargo; essential cargo; immediately vital cargo; unwanted cargo; valuable cargo; wanted cargo. See also loading; chemical ammunition cargo; flatted cargo; general cargo; heavy-lift cargo; high explosive cargo; inflammable cargo; perishable cargo; special cargo; troop space cargo; vehicle cargo.

Translations

cargo [pl cargoes] [ˈkɑːgəu] n → cargamento, carga

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cargo [cargoes , pl ] [ˈkɑːgəu] n → cargaison f, chargement m

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cargo [ˈkɑːgəu] [cargoes , pl ] n → Fracht f, Ladung f

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cargo, cargoes (pl) [ˈkɑːgəu] n → carico