SHIPLOAD

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

shipload (plural shiploads)

(nautical) The amount (of cargo) that a ship can carry.

Anagrams

• haploids, holaspid

Source: Wiktionary


Ship"load`, n.

Definition: The load, or cargo, of a ship.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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