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10 Language-to-English DictionariesGeneral Cargo
/ˈdʒɛn.ər.əl ˈkɑːr.ɡoʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Goods that are packaged in individual items, boxes, bags, or crates and shipped together, rather than being transported as uniform bulk or containerized cargo.
"The port terminal handled various shipments of general cargo, including machinery parts and bagged fertilizer." - 2
Freight of diverse nature that requires individual handling during loading and unloading processes.
"Break-bulk ships are specifically designed to transport general cargo safely across international waters."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'general', derived from the Latin 'generalis' relating to kinds or species, and 'cargo', stemming from the Spanish and Portuguese 'carggar' meaning to load. It emerged in maritime commerce and logistics to describe miscellaneous manufactured goods packed in boxes, bales, or bags rather than homogeneous bulk shipments.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "General Cargo" is said worldwide
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cargaison diverse
Transliteration: kaʁ.ɡɛ.zɔ̃ di.vɛʁs
"Le navire transporte principalement du fret divers et des marchandises diverses."
Stückgut
Transliteration: ˈʃtʏkˌɡuːt
"Das Schiff ist für den Transport von Stückgut bestens geeignet."
cargo vario
Transliteration: ˈkar.ɡo ˈva.rjo
"La nave trasporta merci varie destinate a diversi porti europei."
carga general
Transliteration: ˈkaɾ.xa xe.neˈɾal
"El puerto recibió un carguero especializado en carga general."
carga geral
Transliteration: ˈkaɾ.ʒɐ ʒeˈɾal
"A movimentação de carga geral exige maior tempo de operação no cais."
सामान्य माल
Transliteration: samanya maal
"बंदरगाह पर सामान्य माल की ढुलाई का काम चल रहा है।"
杂货
Transliteration: zá huò
"这艘货轮主要运载杂货和散装货物。"
잡화
Transliteration: japhwa
"부두에는 다양한 잡화가 하역되기를 기다리고 있습니다."
一般貨物
Transliteration: ippan kamotsu
"その船舶は主に一般貨物を積んで航行しています。"
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