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Why on a boat its called cargo but in cars or trucks its shipment

Marilee T

Hello AllosaureSarcelle!

The Cambridge Dictionary defines a shipment as the following sentence:

• "a large amount of goods sent together to a place, or the act of sending them."
• "goods transported together, or the act of transporting them."

The Oxford dictionary defines a cargo as the following:

• "Goods carried on a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle".

Therefore, a cargo is not only transported by boats and the same goes for a shipment, it is not only transported by trucks.

Let us know if you have any other questions! :)

-Marilee