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cargo Definition

cargo (kär)

noun pl. -·goes or -·gos

the load of commodities carried by a ship, airplane, truck, etc.; freight

Etymology: Sp, burden < cargar, to load, impose taxes < VL carricare: see charge

cargo Synonyms

cargo

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cargo Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • coal: She was on a voyage from the Tyne to Bordeaux with a cargo of coal.
  • ton: Whilst en-route from Rotterdam to Alexandria with cargo of 9100 tons of fertilizer in heavy seas the cargo shifted and she began taking water.

Converse of object

  • unload: All his mild efforts to unload this cargo went for nothing.
  • containerize: Information regarding nearly 100 % of all containerized cargo is carefully screened by DHS before it arrives in the United States.
  • carry: Fly boat A swiftly moving canal boat carrying priority cargoes.
  • discharge: For the last ten days or so, we have been working down the East African coast, discharging cargo at Mombasa and Tanga.
  • handle: Over the past 12 months, the amount of cargo handled at Aberdeen Airport increased by almost 5 % .

Adjective modifier

  • precious: Russell Fowler explains how to protect the precious cargo every truck carries.
  • hazardous: Also an approved warehouse for hazardous cargoes is available.
  • high-risk: Our ability to inspect efficiently and swiftly depends on accurate screening and targeting high-risk cargo.
  • deadly: Most people would rightly expect trains with such a deadly cargo to be guarded like a radioactive Fort Knox.
  • bulk: In addition to regular ferry traffic the volume of general and bulk cargo has increased continually over the past years.

Modifies a noun

  • ship: Old cargo ship, not much known of her.
  • vessel: Nuclear fire There was a fire last weekend on board a cargo vessel whose load included uranium dioxide powder.
  • pant: One knee of her cargo pants and one hand coated with mud as she pushed herself up.
  • albania: WiFi Planet cargo albania reports the system will be solar powered.
  • container: Globally, over 48 million full cargo containers move between major seaports each year.
  • handling: The aircraft has cargo doors in the nose and rear, with ramps for quick and easy cargo handling.

Noun used with modifier

  • deck: Vessels carrying coke cargoes take a considerable deck cargo tonnage in addition to full holds.
  • bulk: Crane facilities for discharge of bulk and break bulk cargoes are available.

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