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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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