cargo
Cargo,
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.
cargo
n
: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: lading, freight, load,
loading, payload, shipment, consignment]
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