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.
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 first-stage booster made its 16th flight having previously flown on two crewed and two cargo missions to the International Space Station among others.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
And interstate commerce is affected — the extreme flooding across a corridor that includes the major cargo hubs in Louisville, Ky., and Memphis could lead to shipping and supply chain delays, said Jonathan Porter, chief meteorologist at AccuWeather.
—Bruce Schreiner and Obed Lamy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Interstate commerce is affected -- the extreme flooding across a corridor that includes the major cargo hubs in Louisville, Ky., and Memphis could lead to shipping and supply chain delays, said Jonathan Porter, chief meteorologist at AccuWeather.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
The type of van — whether it was being used to transport passengers or cargo — wasn’t immediately clear.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2025
And interstate commerce is affected — the extreme flooding across a corridor that includes the major cargo hubs in Louisville, Ky., and Memphis could lead to shipping and supply chain delays, said Jonathan Porter, chief meteorologist at AccuWeather.
—Bruce Schreiner and Obed Lamy, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Interstate commerce is affected -- the extreme flooding across a corridor that includes the major cargo hubs in Louisville, Ky., and Memphis could lead to shipping and supply chain delays, said Jonathan Porter, chief meteorologist at AccuWeather.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
The type of van — whether it was being used to transport passengers or cargo — wasn’t immediately clear.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
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 11 Apr. 2025.
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