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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

Authorities earlier posted a grainy image of the suspected gunman wearing glasses, khaki cargo pants and a baseball cap, clutching an unidentifiable dark object.

From Reuters Oct. 3, 2023

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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