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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Veo would take over that month, offering the familiar standing scooters now used, along with seated scooters, two-person scooters, cargo bikes and trikes.
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
These will test urban air taxis, regional passenger flights, cargo delivery, medical response, and autonomous operations in real-world conditions.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2026
Tanker trucks were hijacked and found later, empty, their liquid-gold cargo evidently disgorged into some gas station’s underground tanks.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Because the industry relies on roughly 2,000 expensive helium containers, many of which are now stuck in Qatar or on cargo ships en route, the initial pinch will feel worse until those tanks are repositioned.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
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Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Mar. 2026
These will test urban air taxis, regional passenger flights, cargo delivery, medical response, and autonomous operations in real-world conditions.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2026
Tanker trucks were hijacked and found later, empty, their liquid-gold cargo evidently disgorged into some gas station’s underground tanks.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Because the industry relies on roughly 2,000 expensive helium containers, many of which are now stuck in Qatar or on cargo ships en route, the initial pinch will feel worse until those tanks are repositioned.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 18 Mar. 2026
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 20 Mar. 2026.
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