carload

/ˌkɑrˈloʊd/
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Other forms: carloads

Definitions of carload
  1. noun
    the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
    synonyms: boatload, shipload
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    type of:
    large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity
    an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
  2. noun
    a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile
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    type of:
    assemblage, gathering
    a group of persons together in one place
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