Cargoes

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.


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           Cargoes of food or clothing.             --E. Everett.
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     Note: The term cargo, in law, is usually applied to goods
           only, and not to live animals or persons. --Burill.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cargoes
       See {cargo}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  cargo
       n : goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: {lading}, {freight},
           {load}, {loading}, {payload}, {shipment}, {consignment}]
       [also: {cargoes} (pl)]