cargo

[US]/ˈkɑːɡəʊ/
[UK]/ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. goods or merchandise carried in a ship or vehicle

Phrases & Collocations

cargo ship

cargo plane

cargo container

cargo handling

cargo transportation

air cargo

bulk cargo

cargo transport

cargo insurance

general cargo

cargo clauses

heavy cargo

cargo terminal

container cargo

cargo space

cargo agent

cargo hold

cargo vessel

cargo transportation insurance

cargo capacity

cargo receipt

Example Sentences

a cargo of cotton and wheat.

a flotilla of cargo boats.

hoist cargo with a crane

load cargo into the hold

sling cargo into a hold.

swung the cargo onto the deck.

a tail-heavy cargo plane.

a cargo ship went adrift .

a cargo bay; an engine bay.

A nonscheduled airline or cargo plane.

Passengers with cargo must embark first.

download cargo from a transport aircraft.

He was instructed to inspect the cargo on the ship and detain such cargo if necessary.

The ship’s cargo is stowed in the hold.

Real-world Examples

FedEx can transport any cargo, even animals.

Source: VOA Video Highlights

Other Roman ships went down nearby, taking their cargoes with them.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 14

If there's dense cargo in there, x-ray can penetrate it.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

I had it from the stevedore who has been loading their cargo.

Source: The Five Orange Pips of Sherlock Holmes

Then meteorites carrying water smashed into the planet, dumping their precious cargo.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation November 2014

She carried a large cargo and a well–filled cabin of passengers.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

The cargo was headed for gravity falls.

Source: Gravity Falls Season 1

Hammering and digging, flying and driving, delivering heavy cargo all over the world.

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American July 2020 Collection

Easy. And look at all this cargo space.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

We are using wooden boxes to case our cargo.

Source: A Brief Guide to Foreign Trade Conversations

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