{
    "term": "cargo",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the goods carried in a ship, an aircraft or a motor vehicle",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The tanker began to spill its cargo of oil."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a cargo ship"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The boats discharged their human cargo a little way from the shore."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The port handles cargo from all over Asia."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ship stopped to take on a cargo of fruit."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ship was carrying a cargo of nuclear waste."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The terrorists parked the van with its deadly cargo in a dark alleyway."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Customs officers are refusing to check cargo flights."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The authorities confiscated eight trawlers and their cargo."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They intercepted a cargo ship in the South Atlantic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The cargo jet exploded a few minutes after take-off."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The satellite was stowed in the shuttle's cargo bay for return to Earth."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Transport by water", "Transport by air"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["bulk", "heavy", "precious"],
                "verb + cargo": ["carry", "haul", "move"],
                "cargo + noun": ["aircraft", "boat", "carrier"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːɡəʊ/",
                "audio": "ca/cargo/cargo__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈkɑːrɡəʊ/",
                "audio": "ca/cargo/cargo__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 17th cent.: from Spanish cargo, carga, from late Latin carricare, carcare ‘to load’, from Latin carrus ‘wheeled vehicle’."
}