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cargo

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car·go  (kärg)
n. pl. car·goes or car·gos
The freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle.

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

cargo [ˈkɑːgəʊ]
n pl -goes, -gos
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
[from Spanish: from cargar to load, from Late Latin carricāre to load a vehicle, from carrus car]

Cargo a shipload, 1657; a load. See also burden.
Examples: cargo of brown sugar, 1705; of ginger, 1705; of lampoons, 1762; of novels, 1806.

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cargocargo - goods carried by a large vehicle    
merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products"

cargo
noun load, goods, contents, shipment, freight, merchandise, baggage, ware, consignment, tonnage, lading The boat calls at the main port to load its cargo of bananas.
Translations
cargo [ˈkɑːgəʊ]
A. N (cargoes or (esp US) cargos (pl)) → cargamento m, carga f
B. CPD cargo boat Nbuque m de carga, carguero m
cargo plane Navión m de carga

cargo [ˈkɑːrgəʊ] [cargoes] (pl) ncargaison f, chargement m
cargo boat ncargo m
cargo plane navion-cargo m
cargo ship ncargo m
car hire n (British) (= business) → location f de voitures; [of one car] → location f de voiture

cargo
n(Schiffs)fracht or -ladung f, → Kargo m (spec); cargo boatFrachter m, → Frachtdampfer m, → Frachtschiff nt

cargo [ˈkɑːgəʊ] ncarico
cargo [ˈkɑːgəʊ] ncarico

cargo
n cargo [ˈkaːgəu]
a load of goods carried by a ship etc a cargo of cotton. vrag حُمولَه، شَحْنَه товар náklad (lodní) last; ladning die Fracht φορτίο carga, cargamento last بار؛ محموله lasti cargaison מִטְעָן जहाज में लदा माल, खेप brodski teret szállítmány muatan farmur carico 積荷 적화 화물 krovinys krava kargo lading last ładunek carga încărcătură груз náklad tovor tovar []last สินค้าที่บรรทุก yük, kargo (船運等的)一批貨物 вантаж корабля بحری جہاز یا کسی بڑی گاڑی یا ٹرین کے ذریعے اٹھایا گیا سامان۔ hàng hóa chở trên tàu thủy hoặc máy bay

cargo حُمولة náklad last Fracht φορτίο cargamento lasti cargaison teret carico 貨物 화물 vracht last ładunek carga груз last สินค้า kargo hàng hóa 货物


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The Peddler saw through his trick and drove him for the third time to the coast, where he bought a cargo of sponges instead of salt.
You simply can do nothing, neither great nor little-- not a thing in the world--not even marry an old maid, or get a wretched 600-ton cargo of coal to its port of desti- nation.
If not, why, there would be no promotion; and since you assure me that the cargo -- "
 
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