cargo pants

plural noun

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

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In this new-old world there are cargo pants, slip dresses and swooning for Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s minimalism. — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 Wear a little leather jacket over bandanna print balloon cargo pants with a beaded necklace. — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 Oprah just stepped out in navy cargo pants, cementing the style as a wardrobe must-have this season. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 2 Oct. 2026 Designed for in-between-temperature days, these capri-style cargo pants are perfect when shorts are too cool, but pants are too warm. — Kaitlin Gates, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cargo pants

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cargo pants was in 1951

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