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cargo hold — UK US noun [C] ► TRANSPORT the part of a ship or plane where goods are carried: »It was found that water was leaking into the main cargo hold … Financial and business terms
cargo hold — noun the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo • Syn: ↑cargo area, ↑cargo deck, ↑hold, ↑storage area • Derivationally related forms: ↑hold (for: ↑hold) … Useful english dictionary
hold — ‘grasp, clasp’ [OE] and hold ‘cargo store’ [16] are not the same word. The verb goes back to a prehistoric Germanic source which meant ‘watch, guard’. This ancestral sense is preserved in the derivative behold [OE], but the simple verb hold,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
hold — ‘grasp, clasp’ [OE] and hold ‘cargo store’ [16] are not the same word. The verb goes back to a prehistoric Germanic source which meant ‘watch, guard’. This ancestral sense is preserved in the derivative behold [OE], but the simple verb hold,… … Word origins
hold — I [[t]ho͟ʊld[/t]] PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING ♦ holds, holding, held 1) VERB When you hold something, you carry or support it, using your hands or your arms. [V n prep/adv] Hold the knife at an angle... [V n] She is holding her … English dictionary
cargo — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bulk, heavy ▪ precious, valuable ▪ a precious cargo of antiques ▪ deadly, hazardous … Collocations dictionary
cargo area — noun the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo • Syn: ↑cargo deck, ↑cargo hold, ↑hold, ↑storage area • Derivationally related forms: ↑hold (for: ↑hold) … Useful english dictionary
cargo deck — noun the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo • Syn: ↑cargo area, ↑cargo hold, ↑hold, ↑storage area • Derivationally related forms: ↑hold (for: ↑hold) … Useful english dictionary
hold — hold1 [hōld] vt. held, holding [ME holden < Anglian OE haldan (WS healdan), akin to Ger halten, Goth haldan, to tend sheep < IE base * kel , to drive, incite to action > Gr kelēs, swift horse, L celer, swift: prob. sense development:… … English World dictionary
Cargo — (or freight) refers to goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long haul cargo transport. Marine Cargo Types There is a wide… … Wikipedia
