Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

CARGO (Span. for " loading," from Lat...

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 330 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

See also:

CARGO (Span. for " loading," from See also:Lat. carries, See also:car)  , a See also:ship-load, or the goods (or even, less technically, persons) carried on See also:board a ship; and so, by See also:analogy, a See also:term used for any Jarge amount . The maritime See also:law affecting the See also:cargo of a ship is dealt with in the articles See also:AVERAGE, See also:AFFREIGHTMENT, See also:INSURANCE, See also:SALVAGE, See also:BOTTOMRY, See also:LIEN; and the specialities of cargo-See also:ships under SHIP .

End of Article: CARGO (Span. for " loading," from Lat. carries, car)
[back]
DONALD CARGILL (1610-1681)
[next]
CARIA

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.