noun / adjective
cargo
KAR-goh/ˈkɑːrɡəʊ/
Goods carried in a transport vehicle.
Strapped crates and cartons fill the freight truck's open cargo area.
Etymology
The original image is a burden being carried, with earlier ancestry referring to loading a wagon. English applied the word to shipborne freight, matching the broader idea of goods transported as a load.
In context
when a new cargo arrives the buyers send their inspectors
More examples
- The aircraft carries medical supplies as cargo.
- He slips the map into his cargo pants pocket.
- The railway company inspects each cargo shipment.
Forms
cargo · cargos · cargoes