valuable cargo

collocation in English

meaningsofvaluableandcargo

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withcargo.
valuable
adjective
uk
/ˈvæl.jə.bəl/us
/ˈvæl.jə.bəl/
worth a lot ...
See more atvaluable
cargo
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈkɑː.ɡəʊ/us
/ˈkɑːr.ɡoʊ/
the goods carried by a ship, aircraft, or other ...
See more atcargo

(Definition ofvaluableandcargofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvaluable cargo

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The owners of the uranium take precautions appropriate to the protection of thisvaluablecargoin transit.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
More and more is our oil coming in monster tankers, each one of which carries a highly important andvaluablecargo.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That voyage cost a good deal less than we anticipated, owing to the fact that they brought home avaluablecargoof fish.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is sometimes desirable to supervise the unloading and warehousing ofvaluablecargo.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I wish to refer to the needless loss of avaluablecargoof food and other commodities.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They were literally working up to their chests in water, trying to get avaluablecargoneeded for war purposes out of a ship that had been torpedoed.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But a good deal of the food supplies of this country depends on our merchant ships having avaluablecargoof manufactured goods both on the inward and outward journeys.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It would provide desperately needed air cover for convoys without losingvaluablecargocapacity.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This design was ultimately so large and heavy, and it took upvaluablecargospace, that it was rarely used.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Her father has received news that his ships carryingvaluablecargohave been destroyed at sea, and the family is now in financial difficulties.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The terminal has two warehouses with a total area of 2363.8m2 sqft including 60.3m2 sqft forvaluablecargo.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He safely crossed the wadi and anti-tank ditch, all the time under heavy fire, and finally reached the forward companies with hisvaluablecargo.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
In this work, the unknown merchant describes the activity of escort-ships assigned to the merchant vessels withvaluablecargo.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The main objective is to protect the passengers orvaluablecargofrom the damage caused by an accident.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
A pretend train robbery, lists asvaluablecargo: butter, gasoline, sugar, shoes, and tires.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
During these times, fishing vessels would carry arms and small cannons to protect thevaluablecargoof fish from pirates and foreign vessels.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The game has missions where the player must fly low not to be spotted, protect vulnerable craft and deliver/pick upvaluablecargo.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
All hands turned-to and unloaded thevaluablecargo.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The aim is to transport avaluablecargofrom the starting planets through a pirate-infested space as undamaged as possible.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Together they prevented unwanted intruders from entering the surrounding waters, or they used the natural harbour as a trap to attack and loot those ships withvaluablecargoon board.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofvaluable
Go to the definition ofcargo
See other collocations withcargo