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car·go
(kär′gō)n. pl. car·goes or car·gos
Freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle.
[Spanish, from cargar, to load, from Late Latin carricāre, from Latin carrus, a Gallic type of wagon; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]
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cargo
(ˈkɑːɡəʊ)n, pl -goes or -gos
1.
a. goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle; freight
b. (as modifier): a cargo vessel.
2. any load: the train pulled in with its cargo of new arrivals.
[C17: from Spanish: from cargar to load, from Late Latin carricāre to load a vehicle, from carrus car]
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car•go
(ˈkɑr goʊ)n., pl. -goes, -gos.
1. the load of goods carried by a ship, airplane, etc.; freight.
2. cargos, pants or shorts having several pleated and flapped pockets to hold bulky gear and small items.
adj. 3. of or being a style of pants or shorts with pleated pockets.
[1640–50; < Sp: a load, n. derivative of cargar to load < Late Latin carricāre; see charge]
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cargo
Commodities and supplies in transit. See also air cargo; dangerous cargo; essential cargo; immediately vital cargo; unwanted cargo; valuable cargo; wanted cargo. See also loading; chemical ammunition cargo; flatted cargo; general cargo; heavy-lift cargo; high explosive cargo; inflammable cargo; perishable cargo; special cargo; troop space cargo; vehicle cargo.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Cargo
a shipload, 1657; a load. See also burden.Examples: cargo of brown sugar, 1705; of ginger, 1705; of lampoons, 1762; of novels, 1806.
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Noun | 1. | cargo - goods carried by a large vehicle merchandise, product, ware - commodities offered for sale; "good business depends on having good merchandise"; "that store offers a variety of products" |
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cargo
noun load, goods, contents, shipment, freight, merchandise, baggage, ware, consignment, tonnage, lading The boat calls at the main port to load its cargo of bananas.
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cargo
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Translations
حُمُولةحُمولَه، شَحْنَه
náklad
lastladning
lasti
teret
farmur
貨物
화물
krovinys
krava
tovor
last
สินค้า
hàng hóa
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
cargo
[ˈkɑːrgəʊ] [cargoes] (pl) n → cargaison f, chargement mcargo boat n → cargo mcargo plane n → avion-cargo mcargo ship n → cargo mcar hire n (British) (= business) → location f de voitures; [of one car] → location f de voitureCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
cargo
n → (Schiffs)fracht or -ladung f, → Kargo m (spec); cargo boat → Frachter m, → Frachtdampfer m, → Frachtschiff nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cargo
(ˈkaːgəu) – plural ˈcargoes – noun a load of goods carried by a ship etc. a cargo of cotton.
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cargo
→ حُمُولة náklad last Fracht φορτίο cargamento lasti cargaison teret carico 貨物 화물 vracht last ładunek carga груз last สินค้า kargo hàng hóa 货物Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009