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# cargo

noun (cargo, cargoes or cargos)

«cargo» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Goods carried by a ship, plane, train or lorry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cargo/#m1)

### In the lessons

In geography and history lessons, cargo ships carry goods between countries; trade routes moved cargoes such as spices and silk. In maths, cargo is weighed, split into containers and loaded: 12 tonnes of cargo in crates of 400 kg. Phrases: cargo ship, cargo plane, cargo hold, load the cargo.

### Examples

- The ship carried a cargo of bananas. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cargo/#x1)
- Cranes unloaded the cargo at the port. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cargo/#x2)
- The cargo plane landed with medical supplies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cargo/#x3)
- The cargo hold was full of crates. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cargo/#x4)
- If each container holds 20 tonnes, how many containers carry 100 tonnes of cargo? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cargo/#x5)
- Pirates attacked ships for their cargo. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cargo/#x6)
- He sold all his flock, invested it in a cargo of dates, and set sail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cargo/#x7)

### Note

Plural cargoes (UK) or cargos (US). Often uncountable: some cargo, a lot of cargo. Freight means much the same. Cargo trousers or cargo pants have big side pockets.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cargo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cargo/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cargo» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cargo.html) on Mova free.