a precious cargo of antiques
The terrorists parked the van with its deadly cargo in a dark alleyway.
dry cargo, such as fruit
The boats discharged their human cargo a little way from the shore.
the packaging and transporting of military cargo
The ship stopped to take on a cargo of fruit.
The port handles cargo from all over Asia.
The satellite was stowed in the shuttle's cargo bay for return to Earth.
He was found hiding in the cargo hold of a plane.
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• What was the plane's cargo?
• A Swedish cargo boat with some passenger accommodation
• a freighter due to ship a cargo of highly radioactive plutonium from France
• the intensely competitive air cargo market
• B&H Maritime transports dry bulk cargo and refined petroleum products.
• The underfloor holds are capable of accommodating over five tonnes of containerised cargo.
• revenue from export and cross-trading for both wet and dry cargo shipping
• General cargo continued to flow through the port.
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TCL Carriers Ltd was the operator of the vessel on which the cargo was carried.
load/unload/discharge a cargo »The costs of loading and discharging the cargo are not included.
a cargo of sth »The ship was carrying a cargo of wool.
»a cargo ship/vessel/plane
cargo space/capacity »Soft bags are recommended because of limited cargo space on the aircraft.