car·go

(kär′gō)

n. pl. car·goes or car·gos

Freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle.

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

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cargo

(ˈkɑːɡəʊ)

n, pl -goes or -gos

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.

[C17: from Spanish: from cargar to load, from Late Latin carricāre to load a vehicle, from carrus car]

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car•go

(ˈkɑr goʊ)

n., pl. -goes, -gos.

1. the load of goods carried by a ship, airplane, etc.; freight.

2. cargos, pants or shorts having several pleated and flapped pockets to hold bulky gear and small items.

adj.

3. of or being a style of pants or shorts with pleated pockets.

[1640–50; < Sp: a load, n. derivative of cargar to load < Late Latin carricāre; see charge]

cargo

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.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

Cargo

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

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

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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"

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.

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cargo

noun

Something carried physically:

burden, freight, haul, load.

Sports: impost.

Translations

حُمُولةحُمولَه، شَحْنَه

náklad

lastladning

lasti

teret

farmur

carico nave da carico

貨物

화물

krovinys

krava

tovor

last

สินค้า

kargo yük

hàng hóa

货物

cargo

[ˈkɑːgəʊ]

A. N (cargoes or (esp US) cargos (pl)) → cargamento m, carga f

B. CPD cargo boat N → buque m de carga, carguero m
cargo plane N → avión m de carga

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cargo

[ˈkɑː^rgəʊ] [cargoes] (pl) n → cargaison f, chargement mcargo boat n → cargo mcargo plane n → avion-cargo mcargo ship n → cargo mcar 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 boat → Frachter m, → Frachtdampfer m, → Frachtschiff nt

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cargo

[ˈkɑːgəʊ] n → carico

cargo

(ˈkaːgəu) – plural ˈcargoes – noun

a load of goods carried by a ship etc. a cargo of cotton.

cargo

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