cargo hold vs storage area

cargo hold and storage area both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cargo hold	Yes	No	No	No
storage area	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cargo hold and storage area are synonyms defined as:

cargo hold and storage area: the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo

Other synonyms of cargo hold include cargo area, cargo deck, hold.

cargo hold (noun)	storage area (noun)
the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo	the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo