cargo

CEFRB2

/ˈkɑːɡəʊ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Goods carried by a ship, plane, truck, or train.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    To load with freight.

Examples

  • A cargo vessel, bound for Athens, sank in the Mediterranean without a trace.

  • The ship discharged its cargo in Panama.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈkɑɹɡoʊ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Western material goods.

  2. Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.

More examples

In context

  • The tanker began to spill its cargo of oil.

  • The plane was overloaded with cargo. It was a cargo of live animals.

  • "[…]but human life is worth more than ships or cargos."

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Spanish cargo (“load, burden”), from cargar (“to load”), from Late Latin carricō. Doublet of charge and carga. Displaced native Old English fearm.