cargo Meaning, Definition & Usage

Car"go noun

Etymology

Sp. cargo, carga, burden, load, from cargar to load, from cargar to load, charge, See Charge.

Wordforms

plural Cargoes

Definitions

1. 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.

   ✍ The term cargo, in law, is usually applied to goods only, and not to live animals or persons. Burill.