US /ˈkɑɹɡoʊ/ UK /ˈkɑːɡəʊ/
noun verb name Freq #4826

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    Goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or vehicle.

    The plane was overloaded with cargo.

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Synonyms
1 noun · goods carried by a ship,... shipment
Word family
Forms cargoescargos
Derived forms all-cargocargoismcargolesscargoplane

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cargo (“load, burden”), from cargar (“to load”), from Late Latin carricō. Doublet of charge and carga.

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