Meaning
cargo ship, freighter
- a ship or aircraft designed primarily for carrying freight
- freight or cargo itself
In a sentence
Il grande cargo è attraccato nel porto questa mattina presto.
The large cargo ship docked in the port early this morning.
Quanti cargo commerciali attraversano il canale ogni giorno?
How many commercial freighters cross the canal every day?
Le merci deperibili non viaggiano su un cargo navale ma via aereo.
Perishable goods do not travel on a freighter ship but by air.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cargo | masculine · singular |
| cargo | masculine · plural |
| cargo | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Plural 'cargo' or 'carghi'; invariable 'cargo' is very common in modern usage.
- Refers mostly to the vessel or plane itself ('nave cargo', 'aereo cargo', or simply 'cargo').