boatload
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boatload
- /ˈbəʊtˌləʊd/ UK
- /ˈboʊtˌloʊd/ US
Where it comes from
From boat + load. The figurative sense is extended from the literal sense.
noun boatloads
-
Cargo or passengers that fill a boat.
a boatload of ferry passengers
Similar: boatful
-
A large quantity.
He showed up an hour later with a whole boatload of hamburgers, chips, cookies, and assorted other munchies, not to mention sodas and beer, and we all fell in and stuffed ourselves silly.
Similar: buttload, shedload, abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload, brimful, busload, bucketful, bucketload
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noun A large quantity.
| Português | variedade, carregamento |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Bootsladung, Batzen |
Talk about this word "boatload." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/boatload. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. boatload. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/boatload "boatload." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/boatload.Cite this
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title = {boatload},
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