car·go   (kär'gō)    n.   pl. car·goes or car·gos The freight carried by a ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle. [Spanish, from cargar, to load, from Late Latin carricāre, from Latin carrus, a Gallic type of wagon; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

Cargo

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.

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