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Cargo
Sounds like
kargoh
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Simple meaning
What does Cargo mean?
Cargo means goods being carried or shipped.
Dictionary definition
goods carried by a ship, plane, train, or truck.
Example sentences
Cargo in a sentence
easy
The truck carried cargo to the store.
medium
The ship's cargo included food, tools, and clothing.
hard
The airport workers loaded cargo carefully so nothing would be damaged.
Synonyms
Words like Cargo
freightGoods carried by truck, train, ship, or plane.
shipmentGoods sent from one place to another.
Antonyms
Opposite words
passengerA person being carried, not goods.
empty loadA vehicle carrying no goods.
Word family
Cargo word family
Base word
cargo
noun
cargo
Base form.
noun
cargoes
More than one shipment of cargo.
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Practice 1
What does cargo mean?
Cargo is goods carried by vehicles such as ships, planes, trains, or trucks.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to cargo?
Freight means goods carried by transport.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses cargo correctly?
Cargo means goods carried by a ship or other vehicle.
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