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cargo noun [ ˈkɑːɡəʊ ]

• goods carried on a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.
• "transportation of bulk cargo"
Similar: freight, load, haul, consignment, delivery, shipment, contents, baggage, burden, goods, merchandise, shipload, boatload, truckload, containerload, lorryload, lading, freightage,
Origin: mid 17th century: from Spanish cargo, carga, from late Latin carricare, carcare ‘to load’, from Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’.


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