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.
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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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When the Russian cargo craft docked with the ISS, the Russian cosmonauts that opened the hatch were greeted by a wave of stink.
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Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2024
In the past few years, the platform has enabled participants to have a real-time snapshot of port and inland network congestion and monitor unexpected cargo shifts caused by disasters like the Baltimore Bridge collapse, and world events, such as the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
The mission, which aims to launch in 2028, will utilize the space startup’s Blue Ghost cargo lander to deliver six scientific experiments to an area on the Moon called Gruithuisen Domes, which were formed by lava millions of years ago in order to better understand Lunar geology.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Being able to fold the cargo bike down would also be useful for folks who don't have the luxury of a garage to stow away a full-size Long John between rides.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2024
In the past few years, the platform has enabled participants to have a real-time snapshot of port and inland network congestion and monitor unexpected cargo shifts caused by disasters like the Baltimore Bridge collapse, and world events, such as the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 23 Dec. 2024
The mission, which aims to launch in 2028, will utilize the space startup’s Blue Ghost cargo lander to deliver six scientific experiments to an area on the Moon called Gruithuisen Domes, which were formed by lava millions of years ago in order to better understand Lunar geology.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Being able to fold the cargo bike down would also be useful for folks who don't have the luxury of a garage to stow away a full-size Long John between rides.
—Paul Ridden, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
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 30 Dec. 2024.
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