cargo
To load with freightTo load with freight.
» It's a cargo ship.
Das ist ein Frachtschiff. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Das ist ein Frachter. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Это грузовое судно. — Wezel
Це вантажне судно. — Anjy
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1 sensesTo load with freight.
Examples
37 sentencesIt's a cargo ship.
Це вантажне судно. — Anjy
ruЭто грузовое судно. — Wezel
deDas ist ein Frachtschiff. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This is a cargo ship, not a passenger ship.
ruЭто грузовое судно, а не пассажирское. — Wezel
deDas hier ist ein Frachter, kein Passagierschiff. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A cargo vessel, bound for Athens, sank in the Mediterranean without a trace.
The police suspected the truck's cargo.
The cargo was stopped at customs.
ruГруз задержали на таможне. — nina99nv
Origin
Borrowed from Spanish cargo (“load, burden”), from cargar (“to load”), from Late Latin carBorrowed from Spanish cargo (“load, burden”), from cargar (“to load”), from Late Latin carricō. Doublet of charge and carga. Displaced native Old English fearm.
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Forms
cargos, cargoing, cargoed, cargoedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle