cargo pants

plural noun

: pants with cargo pockets typically on the sides of the legs at thigh level

Examples of cargo pants in a Sentence

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The image showed Bronze sitting up straight in a folding chair with a smile on his face, while wearing a flannel hoodie and cargo pants. Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024 Police released a vague description of the assailant: A slender man in his 30s wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black cargo pants and a surgical mask. Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024 Wide Leg Cargo Pant in Sateen Cotton These are not your dad’s cargo pants. Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024 The couple matched the looks in black T-shirts and cargo pants, wearing utility belts around their waists. Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cargo pants 

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cargo pants was in 1951

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“Cargo pants.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cargo%20pants. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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