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Definitions for cargo
ˈkɑr goʊcar·go
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word cargo.
Princeton's WordNet
cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignmentnoun
goods carried by a large vehicle
Wiktionary
cargonoun
Freight carried by a ship, aircraft etc.
cargonoun
(Papua New Guinea) Western material goods.
Etymology: From cargo, from cargar, from carricare.
Webster Dictionary
Cargonoun
the lading or freight of a ship or other vessel; the goods, merchandise, or whatever is conveyed in a vessel or boat; load; freight
Etymology: [Sp. cargo, carga, burden, load, from cargar to load, from cargar to load, charge, See Charge.]
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Cargo
Cargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship or aircraft, although the term is now extended to intermodal train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most long-haul cargo transport.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Cargo
kär′go, n. what a ship carries: its load. [Sp., from root of Car.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
cargo
The merchandise a ship is freighted with.
Editors Contribution
cargo
Commodities, goods and products being transported.
Cargo is shipped throughout the world daily.
Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020
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Rank popularity for the word 'cargo' in Nouns Frequency: #2993
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cargo in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cargo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of cargo in a Sentence
Nearly one million of about 4 million trucks plying long-distance cargo are still off the road, hit by a closure of many businesses and a recent surge in virus cases in the state of Kerala here and neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
The cargo will be delivered to the WFP (World Food Programme), which will give it to the Yemeni Red Crescent to distribute it among innocent Yemeni people.
There is no need for all this panic because shipping lanes are still open and cargo flights continue. There are sufficient strategic food stockpiles for several months.
Jet fuel demand will be strong in the coming years and Asia will be a main market, with resilient growth in passenger air traffic and cargo needs, the pickup in aviation activities and relatively lower fuel costs will underpin demand expansion.
Any tanker with Iranian crude follows a similar pattern of behavior : they do that by turning off their AIS transponder, turning it on and off in order to circumvent being tracked, they have deliberately taken measures to circumvent identifying the ship's destination, location and cargo origin.
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- حمولةArabic
- yükAzerbaijani
- грузBelarusian
- корабен това́рBulgarian
- càrregaCatalan, Valencian
- nákladCzech
- godsDanish
- Fracht, LadungGerman
- φορτίοGreek
- cargaSpanish
- last, laadung, prahtEstonian
- محمولهPersian
- lastiFinnish
- cargaisonFrench
- luchd, caragoScottish Gaelic
- מטעןHebrew
- मालHindi
- բեռArmenian
- muatanIndonesian
- caricoItalian
- 積荷, 貨物Japanese
- жүкKazakh
- ទំនិញKhmer
- 뱃짐, 짐, 화물, 바리Korean
- ສິນຄ້າຂົນສົ່ງLao
- kravaLatvian
- utangaMāori
- muatanMalay
- vrachtDutch
- lastNorwegian
- ładunekPolish
- cargaPortuguese
- това́р, грузRussian
- терет, teretSerbo-Croatian
- shehenaSwahili
- சரக்குTamil
- సరుకుTelugu
- สินค้าThai
- yük, kargoTurkish
- ванта́жUkrainian
- hàng hóaVietnamese
- 货物Chinese
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