carload

Plural: carloads

Noun

• The amount or quantity that a car can transport.
• a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile
• the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
• The contents of an automobile (passengers, supplies, etc.) for one trip.
• The quantity of goods that can be carried in a freight car.

Examples

• By 1887 the company had grown so large that it was buying its flour and sugar by the carload.
• He felt a CARLOAD of anticipation when drawing his seven new tiles.
• I brought a carload of flowers to her.
• less-than-carload freight
• We brought a carload of kids and camping gear on our road trip out west.

Synonyms

boatload, shipload