precious cargo

collocation in English

meaningsofpreciousandcargo

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precious
adjective
uk
/ˈpreʃ.əs/us
/ˈpreʃ.əs/
of great value because of being rare, expensive, ...
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cargo
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɑː.ɡəʊ/us
/ˈkɑːr.ɡoʊ/
the goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other ...
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(Definition ofpreciousandcargofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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What he has to pay is not the only consideration; there are others—speed and the safety ofpreciouscargoand considerations of that kind.
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Can anyone imagine a morepreciouscargothan, let us say, 2,000 or 3,000 children, which a passenger liner could quite easily accommodate?
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It allows these vehicles to get the most traction without sacrificingpreciouscargoor passenger room.
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The treasure fleet had a large number of warships to protect theirpreciouscargoand to secure the maritime routes.
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Then with her tanks full, she carried herpreciouscargoto the fighting forces.
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Sator himself meets a sticky end as the others escape with theirpreciouscargo.
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One was so heavily damaged that was decided to put thepreciouscargoonto the other ship.
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The following day, the two ships headed south with theirpreciouscargo.
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Among the mostpreciouscargothey bring are blocks of salt.
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Thispreciouscargowas very swiftly removed by the local residents by both legal and illegal methods.
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They rested and re-supplied in this haven, and filled their holds with thepreciouscargoof cloves and spice.
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Walterfang kept thepreciouscargointact as one complete collection so that it could be studied in its original context.
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The waste of precious cargoes, the destruction of so many noble ships, the loss of heroic crews, all combine to constitute a repulsive and sombre panorama.
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