Meanings
nouncargo hold (plural cargo holds)
plural cargo holds
- nauticalA hold on a ship (including the forehold and stern hold), used to store cargo during a voyage.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 船艙 /船舱
- 船艙 /船舱 (chuáncāng)ship's hold
Dutch ruim, scheepsruim
- ruimship's hold
- scheepsruimship's hold
Esperanto kargejo
- kargejoship's hold
Finnish ruuma
- ruumaship's hold
French cale, cale avant
- caleship's hold
- cale avantship's hold
- cale arrièreship's hold
German Schiffsbauch, Schiffsraum
- Schiffsbauchship's hold
- Schiffsraumship's hold
- Laderaumship's hold
- Frachtraumship's hold
Hungarian raktér
- raktérship's hold
Indonesian ruang muatan
- ruang muatanship's hold
Portuguese porão
- porãoship's hold
Russian трюм
- трюм (trjum)ship's hold
Cite this entry
APA
cargo hold. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cargo%20hold
MLA
“cargo hold.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cargo%20hold. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cargo hold,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cargo%20hold.
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