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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

A few years ago, some guy in cargo pants was caught tipping over one of the monument’s pillars.

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

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