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CARLOAD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("carload" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
Example:
he imported wine by the boatload
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("carload" is a kind of...):
large indefinite amount; large indefinite quantity (an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude)
