cargo

Hold's heavy contents

Cargo is goods transported by ship, plane, truck, or train—freight in bulk rather than individual packages.

The word emphasizes commercial transport: cargo ship, cargo hold, cargo plane.

Cargo pants have large pockets on the thighs, originally for carrying tools or supplies.

The ship arrived with a cargo of grain.

goods

merchandise

Commercial products offered

goods · supplies · commodities · parcels · packages · imports · exports · provisions · materials · consignment

freight

container

Thing for storing items

pallet · crates · distribution · consignment · customs · manifest · dock · harbor · maritime · stevedore

ship

vessel

Receptacle for contents

  • holdMaintain in grasp
  • deckShip's flat surface
  • portDocking place for ships

starboard · containerized · maritime · freighter · tanker · barge · reefer · stowage · ballast · berth

air

airfreight

Goods sent by plane

flight · terminal · baggage · belly · freighter · tarmac · palletized · customs · manifest · perishables

bulk

grain

Cereal plant's harvest unit

  • coalCombustible sedimentary rock
  • oreMetal-bearing rock
  • tankerVessel for liquid bulk

silos · tonnage · commodities · agricultural · minerals · cereals · gravel · dry · breakbulk · loose

trade

export

Foreign-bound sale

  • importObtain from overseas
  • tariffTax on traded goods
  • customsTraditional practices or import taxes

duty · commerce · international · globalization · trading · broker · embargo · quota · free trade · bonded

transport

trucking

Road-based freight shipping

delivery · fleet · transit · haulage · cartage · trailer · lorry · distribution · overland · multimodal

Categories
Opposites
load status

cargoemptiness

Absence of substance

ballast · dead weight · vacancy · void

transport role

cargovessel

Receptacle for contents

vehicle · carrier · ship · container · truck

cargo handling action

cargounload

Remove contents from

unloading · discharge · offload · offloading · disembarkation

Phrases
Family

cargo cults, cargos, cargoes, cargo ship, cargo ships, cargo pants, cargo hold, cargo bike, cargo net

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G