CARLOAD

carload

(noun) a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile

boatload, shipload, carload

(noun) the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; “he imported wine by the boatload”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

carload (plural carloads)

The contents of an automobile (passengers, supplies, etc.) for one trip.

(rail, US, Canada) The quantity of goods that can be carried in a freight car.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

24 January 2025

AGITATION

(noun) a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; “the political ferment produced new leadership”; “social unrest”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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