Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.
"The captain carefully loaded the heavy cargo onto the ship before it set sail."
In plain English: Cargo is goods that are being transported by ship, plane, truck, or train.
"The ship unloaded its heavy cargo at the port yesterday."
Usage: Use "cargo" specifically to describe goods transported in bulk by ships, planes, or trucks rather than items loaded into personal vehicles like cars. It is often confused with "freight," but while freight refers broadly to the commercial charge for transport, cargo denotes the actual physical load itself.
A surname.
"The local community held a festival to celebrate Mr. Cargo, the renowned shipbuilder who shares his family name."
Borrowed from Spanish cargo ("load, burden"), from cargar ("to load"), from Late Latin carricō. Doublet of charge and carga.