carload

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The contents of an automobile (passengers, supplies, etc.) for one trip

I brought a carload of flowers to her.

Selling unit of paper that may weigh anywhere from 20,000 to 100,000 pounds (9,090 to 45, 454 kilos), depending on which mill or merchant uses the term Abbreviated CL
a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile
A quantity of freight to which carload rates apply, or a shipment tendered as a carload
Shipment of not less than 5 tons of one commodity
{i} amount carried by a car (especially a freight car)
the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload"
1) Quantity of freight required to fill a railcar 2) Specified quantity necessary to qualify a shipment for carload rate
A carload of people or things is as many people or things as a car can carry. Wherever he goes, a carload of soldiers goes with him. the amount of people or things a car can hold carload of
carloads
plural of carload
carload

    Hyphenation

    car·load

    Turkish pronunciation

    kärlōd

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkärˌlōd/ /ˈkɑːrˌloʊd/

    Etymology

    [ 'kär-'lOd, -"lOd ] (noun.) 1854. car + load
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