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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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For comfort, it’s hard to beat the sort of roomy cargo pants you would’ve found in the closets of Brad Pitt and every frat bro circa 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

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

The customer, Deannette Martin, has been coming to Slauson Super Mall for over a decade and frequents Jeong’s shop for its collection of cargo pants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2024

His augur’s white robe was draped over a purple T-shirt and cargo pants.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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