Definitions for cargo

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cargo car·go

Spelling: [kahr-goh]

IPA: /ˈkɑr goʊ/

Cargo is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 60 anagrams from letters in cargo (acgor).

Definitions for cargo

noun

1. the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
2. load.
3. cargos, pants or shorts having several cargo pockets to hold bulky gear and small items.

adjective

1. of or denoting a style of pants or shorts with cargo pockets.

Origin of cargo

1640-50; Spanish: a load, noun derivative of cargar to load Late Latin carricāre; see charge

Examples for cargo

We watch U.S. cargo planes, helicopters and drones take off and land.

We got our cargo off in boats, and sailed for Batavia, to clear; all within a few weeks.

We had an ordinary run to Charleston, and began to prepare for the reception of our cargo.

We arrived at Canton in due time, and found our cargo ready for us.

Our cargo was nearly out, and this man and I had a row about some kegs of white lead.

Shirtless bros with pillowy lips and cargo pants pulled down to expose tufts of pubic hair.

When we got out the cargo, we found it much damaged, particularly the wheat.

Minutes after landing in Bumba and unloading the cargo, the pilots and their plane vanished.

Thus it attracted a wave of cowboy operators to fly passengers and cargo between cities.

Over time, the clientele began to shift and their cargo needs evolved.