SHIPLOAD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car

Example:

he imported wine by the boatload

Synonyms:

boatload; carload; shipload

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("shipload" is a kind of...):

large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)

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