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cargo pants

British  

plural noun

  1. loose trousers with a large external pocket on the side of each leg

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It is a company making safety-compliant workboots and water-resistant cargo pants.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

He sports a thick ponytail and cargo pants, painted toenails poking out from his hiking sandals.

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2025

The suspect is described as white, aged in his late 20s to 30s, and is said to have worn a dark hoodie, cargo pants and grey baseball cap and had kept his face covered.

From BBC • Dec. 31, 2024

“I wear cargo pants or shorts and an aloha shirt basically everywhere,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2024

Frank took the quickest possible shower, put on the clothes Hazel had set out—an olive-green shirt with beige cargo pants, really?—then grabbed his spare bow and quiver and bounded up the attic stairs.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

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