carload

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English

Etymology

From car +‎ load.

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Noun

carload (plural carloads)

  1. The contents of an automobile (passengers, supplies, etc.) for one trip.
    I brought a carload of flowers to her.
    We brought a carload of kids and camping gear on our road trip out west.
  2. (rail transport, US, Canada) The quantity of goods that can be carried in a freight car.
    less-than-carload freight
    By 1887 the company had grown so large that it was buying its flour and sugar by the carload.

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