English Dictionary: cargo | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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. |