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
Recent Examples on the Web
To respond, the Los Angeles Police Department created a special unit to tackle all kinds of cargo theft.
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Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Its main line began service in 2023, when then-Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador began a project to promote economic development in southern Mexico and create an alternative to the Panama Canal for cargo transportation, according to Reuters.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Its main line only came into service in 2023, under a new program by then-Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador to promote economic development in southern Mexico and create an alternative to the Panama Canal for cargo transport.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
These aircraft are primarily used for cargo and aerial firefighting operations.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 Dec. 2025
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Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
Its main line began service in 2023, when then-Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador began a project to promote economic development in southern Mexico and create an alternative to the Panama Canal for cargo transportation, according to Reuters.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 Dec. 2025
Its main line only came into service in 2023, under a new program by then-Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador to promote economic development in southern Mexico and create an alternative to the Panama Canal for cargo transport.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 29 Dec. 2025
These aircraft are primarily used for cargo and aerial firefighting operations.
—Ayesha Ali, ABC News, 29 Dec. 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 31 Dec. 2025.
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