Cargo and Debris

Cargo

Cargo noun - A mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported.

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Debris and cargo are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Debris" instead a noun "Cargo".

Debris noun - Discarded or useless material.

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Cargo and debris are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cargo" instead a noun "Debris".

valuable	valuable cargo	valuable debris
visible	visible cargo	visible debris
heavy	heavy cargo	heavy debris
small	small cargo	small debris
Other adjectives: massive, large, dangerous, flaming, abandoned, lethal, less.

The debris from a cargo plane the terrorists blew up kills a father and son who picked the wrong place to play football.

Source: Series / The Blacklist
In Oolite, picking up abandoned cargo and other space debris is perfectly legal, regardless of how they got there in the first place.

Source: Salvage Pirates
Of course, they still end up tumbling through the entire cargo bay, with her partner having to use pieces of debris to keep her from floating away from him.

Source: Literature / Angel Station

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