Definitions for cargo
ˈkɑr goʊcar·go

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment(noun)

   goods carried by a large vehicle

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. cargo(Noun)

   Freight carried by a ship, aircraft etc.

2. cargo(Noun)

   (Papua New Guinea) Western material goods.

Origin: From cargo, from cargar, from carricare.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 7 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cargo(noun)

   the lading or freight of a ship or other vessel; the goods, merchandise, or whatever is conveyed in a vessel or boat; load; freight

Origin: [Sp. cargo, carga, burden, load, from cargar to load, from cargar to load, charge, See Charge.]

Freebase(3.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(4.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Cargo

   kär′go, n. what a ship carries: its load. [Sp., from root of Car.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. cargo

   The merchandise a ship is freighted with.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'cargo' in Nouns Frequency: #2993

How to pronounce cargo?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cargo in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cargo in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cargo in a Sentence

1. Terpsichore Lindeman:

   Cargo's impotance is defined by it's vessel.

2. Terpsichore Lindeman:

   Cargo's importance is defined by it's vessel.

3. Chief Executive Officer Charif Souki:

   We will ship our first cargo sometime in January.

4. Marco Aurelio Prometti:

   Cargo robbery is just as profitable as trafficking drugs.

5. Abdulkadir Mohamed:

   We considered that pirates could hijack it, and use it to attack cargo ships, we made it slow.

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