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
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The medium-sized cargo delivery and vans could grow to $200 billion.
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Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Santoro said in addition to Los Angeles-Long Beach delays, vessel diversions to U.S. West coast ports could cause congestion to spike and prompt cargo processing backlogs at additional ports such as Seattle and Oakland.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
It’s estimated about 53,000 trips are taken across the bridge daily, about 9% of those by heavy cargo trucks.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
The Honda Element was heavily customized for dogs and came complete with a dedicated cargo compartment electric fan.
—Jason Barlow, WIRED, 2 Nov. 2024
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Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
Santoro said in addition to Los Angeles-Long Beach delays, vessel diversions to U.S. West coast ports could cause congestion to spike and prompt cargo processing backlogs at additional ports such as Seattle and Oakland.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
It’s estimated about 53,000 trips are taken across the bridge daily, about 9% of those by heavy cargo trucks.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
The Honda Element was heavily customized for dogs and came complete with a dedicated cargo compartment electric fan.
—Jason Barlow, WIRED, 2 Nov. 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 22 Nov. 2024.
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