In a sentence
Six example sentences with cargo, each labelled with its topic.
Half the passengers on the coastal boat were really escorting cargo, stacked crates of mangoes lashed under tarpaulin.
Travel
Marine insurers price cargo by route, so the same crates cost triple when the ship rounds the cape.
Finance
The airline discovered its cargo hold earned more per flight than the seats above it, and rebuilt the schedule.
Business
The clipper raced home from China with a cargo of tea, since the first ship to dock earned the highest price.
History
Maritime law lets a captain throw cargo overboard in a storm, and the owners of what stays aboard share the loss.
Law
Researchers estimate that the largest cargo ships emit as much sulfur as hundreds of millions of cars combined.
Environment
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