cargo

UK: /ˈkɑː^rgəʊ/ US: /ˈkɑrgoʊ/ ,(kär′gō)

Inflections of 'cargo' (n):

cargoes

npl

cargos

npl

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car•go /ˈkɑrgoʊ/   n., pl. -goes, -gos. 

1. Transport the load of goods carried by a ship, airplane, etc.:
   [uncountable] The plane was loaded with cargo.
   [countable] It was a cargo of natural gas.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

car•go  (kär′gō), n., pl. -goes, -gos. 

1. Transport the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
2. load.

• Late Latin carricāre; see charge
• Spanish: a load, noun, nominal derivative of cargar to load
• 1640–50

Synonyms

• 1. See freight. 
• 2. burden.

cargo, +n. 

1. cargos, pants or shorts having several cargo pockets to hold bulky gear and small items.

adj. 

2. of or being a style of pants or shorts with cargo pockets.

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cargo / ˈkɑːɡəʊ/ noun ( -goes, -gos)

1. goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle; freight
2. (as modifier): a cargo vessel
3. any load

Etymology: 17th Century: from Spanish: from cargar to load, from Late Latin carricāre to load a vehicle, from carrus car