English Explanatory Dictionary

cargo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.
  2. Western material goods.
verb
  1. To load with freight.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A village in Kingmoor parish, Carlisle, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3659).
  3. A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑːɡəʊ/ /ˈkɑɹɡoʊ/ en-us-cargo.ogg

Word forms

cargo cargos cargoes cargoing cargoed

Etymology

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

Derived words

air cargo all-cargo bulk cargo cargo-200 cargo aircraft cargo bicycle cargo bike cargo bin cargo container cargo cult cargo culting cargo cult science Cargo Fleet cargo hold cargoism cargo jack cargoless cargo liner cargo net cargo pallet cargo pants cargoplane cargo plane cargo ship cargo shorts cargo vessel general cargo hot cargo wanted cargo
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