HOW TO PRONOUNCE
cargo
/ˈkɑɹɡoʊ/
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What does cargo mean?
noun
- Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.
- Western material goods.
verb
- To load with freight.
More meanings (3)
proper noun
- A surname.
- A village in Kingmoor parish, Carlisle, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY3659).
- A locality in the Cabonne council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkɑɹɡoʊ/
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“And I do not think,” said the Canadian, “that he would object to our introducing a cargo of coco-nuts on board.”
Now she takes cargo and poop-passengers only, and, of course, only gets invalids and people who care more for comfort than speed.
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An analogous case arose in the application of the steam turbine to the propulsion of cargo boats, a problem as yet unsolved.
The night was intensely dark, and very little of the cargo had been landed, when the wind rose, with a heavy sea.
The next day we were "turned-to" early, and began taking off the hatches, overhauling the cargo, and getting everything ready for inspection.