The cargo of a ship or plane is the goods that it is carrying.
The boat calls at the main port to load its regular cargo of bananas. [+ of]
...cargo planes.
Synonyms: load, goods, contents, shipment More Synonyms of cargo
cargo in British English
(ˈkɑːɡəʊ)
nounWord forms: plural-goes or -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
Word origin
C17: from Spanish: from cargar to load, from Late Latin carricāre to load a vehicle, from carruscar
cargo in American English
(ˈkɑrgoʊ)
nounWord forms: pluralˈcargoes or ˈcargos
the load of commodities carried by a ship, airplane, truck, etc.; freight
Word origin
Sp, burden < cargar, to load, impose taxes < VL carricare: see charge
Examples of 'cargo' in a sentence
cargo
Joss waited until they had filed past him and followed Brunner into the cargo hold.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (1993)
Two muffled thuds rumbled out of the forward cargo hold, disks of steel plating on either side of the hold blowing outward.
Terman, Douglas CORMORANT (1993)
That was for the other cargo he had asked the captain about.
Lunnon-Wood, Mike LET NOT THE DEEP (1993)
The pilot turned to the two men guarding their cargo behind him.
Collins, Larry BLACK EAGLES (1993)
In other languages
cargo
British English: cargo /ˈkɑːɡəʊ/ NOUN
The cargo of a ship or plane is the goods that it is carrying.
...a cargo of bananas.
American English: cargo
Arabic: حُمُولة
Brazilian Portuguese: carga
Chinese: 货物
Croatian: teret
Czech: náklad
Danish: last ladning
Dutch: vracht
European Spanish: cargamento
Finnish: lasti
French: cargaison
German: Fracht
Greek: φορτίο
Italian: carico
Japanese: 貨物
Korean: 화물
Norwegian: last
Polish: ładunek
European Portuguese: carga
Romanian: încărcătură
Russian: груз
Latin American Spanish: cargamento
Swedish: last
Thai: สินค้า
Turkish: kargo
Ukrainian: вантаж
Vietnamese: hàng hóa
All related terms of 'cargo'
air cargo
freight transported by aircraft
bulk cargo
unpackaged cargoes , such as grain or coal
cargo boat
a ship carrying cargo
cargo cult
a religious movement of the SW Pacific , characterized by expectation of the return of spirits in ships or aircraft carrying goods that will provide for the needs of the followers
cargo pants
loose trousers with a large external pocket on the side of each leg
cargo plane
a plane carrying cargo
cargo ship
a ship carrying cargo
deck cargo
cargo that is carried on the deck of a ship
cargo pocket
a large patch pocket , usually pleated at the sides and often having a flap
dry-bulk cargo ship
a ship that carries an unpackaged dry cargo such as coal or grain ; bulk carrier
Chinese translation of 'cargo'
cargo
(ˈkɑːɡəu)
Word forms:plcargoes
n(c/u)
货(貨)物 (huòwù) (批, pī)
(noun)
Definition
goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle
The boat calls at the main port to load its cargo of bananas.
Synonyms
load
He drove by with a big load of hay.
goods
contents
shipment
freight
26 tonnes of freight
merchandise
baggage
ware
consignment
The first consignment of food has already left Bologna.
tonnage
lading
Additional synonyms
in the sense of consignment
Definition
a shipment of goods
The first consignment of food has already left Bologna.