carload

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
10
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkɑːləʊd/(UK)
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/ˈkɑːləʊd/(UK) · [ˈkʰɑːləʊd](UK) · /ˈkɑɹloʊd/(US) · [ˈkʰɑɹloʊd](US)

Definition of carload

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  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.”
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noun

  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. (Canada, US)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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Etymology

From car + load.

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