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Definitions for: Cargo
[n] goods carried by a large vehicle
Webster (1913) Definition: Car"go, n.; pl. Cargoes. [Sp. cargo, carga, burden,
load, from cargar to load, from cargar to load, charge, See
Charge.]
The lading or freight of a ship or other vessel; the goods,
merchandise, or whatever is conveyed in a vessel or boat;
load; freight.
Cargoes of food or clothing. --E. Everett.
Note: The term cargo, in law, is usually applied to goods
only, and not to live animals or persons. --Burill.
Synonyms: consignment, freight, lading, load, loading, payload, shipment
See Also: merchandise, product, wares
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