cargo ship

noun

A ship that carries cargo.

“Near-synonym: cargo vessel”

Similar
freightercargomancargo vessel
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Meanings

nouncargo ship (plural cargo ships)

plural cargo ships

  1. A ship that carries cargo.

    Near-synonym: cargo vessel

    Synonyms: freighter, cargoman, cargo vessel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA ship that carries cargo.

Similar
freightercargomancargo vessel

More synonyms by meaning

nouna ship designed to carry cargo

Similar
cargo vessel
Broader
ship
Also see
cargomancargo vesselfreighter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Ancient Greek ὁλκάς, φορτηγός
  • ὁλκάς (holkás)ship that carries cargo
  • φορτηγός (phortēgós)ship that carries cargo
Arabic سَفِينَة شَحَن
  • سَفِينَة شَحَن (safīnat šaḥan)ship that carries cargo
Bulgarian това́рен ко́раб
  • това́рен ко́раб (továren kórab)ship that carries cargo
Catalan vaixell de càrrega, carguer
  • vaixell de càrregaship that carries cargo
  • carguership that carries cargo
Chinese Mandarin 貨船 /货船
  • 貨船 /货船 (huòchuán)ship that carries cargo
Czech nákladní loď, obchodní loď
  • nákladní loďship that carries cargo
  • obchodní loďship that carries cargo
  • přepravní loďship that carries cargo
Danish lastskib, fragtskib
  • lastskibship that carries cargo
  • fragtskibship that carries cargo
  • handelsskibship that carries cargo
Dutch vrachtschip
  • vrachtschipship that carries cargo
Finnish rahtilaiva, kauppalaiva
  • rahtilaivaship that carries cargo
  • kauppalaivaship that carries cargo
French navire de charge, cargo
  • navire de chargeship that carries cargo
  • cargoship that carries cargo
  • navire marchandship that carries cargo
German Frachtschiff, Handelsschiff
  • Frachtschiffship that carries cargo
  • Handelsschiffship that carries cargo
  • Kauffahrteischiffship that carries cargo
Hungarian teherhajó
  • teherhajóship that carries cargo
Irish soitheach tráchtála, long trádála
  • soitheach tráchtálaship that carries cargo
  • long trádálaship that carries cargo
  • árthach ceannaighship that carries cargo
Italian nave da trasporto, nave cargo
  • nave da trasportoship that carries cargo
  • nave cargoship that carries cargo
  • mercantileship that carries cargo
Japanese 貨物船
  • 貨物船 (kamotsusen)ship that carries cargo
Korean 화물선
  • 화물선 (hwamulseon)ship that carries cargo
Latin onerāria
  • onerāriaship that carries cargo
Māori waka utanga
  • waka utangaship that carries cargo
Norwegian Bokmål lastebåt, lasteskip
  • lastebåtship that carries cargo
  • lasteskipship that carries cargo
  • handelsskipship that carries cargo
Polish towarowiec
  • towarowiecship that carries cargo
Portuguese cargueiro
  • cargueiroship that carries cargo
Romanian cargobot
  • cargobotship that carries cargo
Russian грузово́е су́дно, торго́вое су́дно
  • грузово́е су́дно (gruzovóje súdno)ship that carries cargo
  • торго́вое су́дно (torgóvoje súdno)ship that carries cargo
  • сухогру́з (suxogrúz)ship that carries cargo
Spanish buque de carga
  • buque de cargaship that carries cargo
Swedish lastfartyg
  • lastfartygship that carries cargo
Turkish kargo gemisi
  • kargo gemisiship that carries cargo
Cite this entry
APA

cargo ship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cargo%20ship

MLA

“cargo ship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cargo%20ship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cargo ship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cargo%20ship.

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