carload

[ kahr-lohd ]

noun
  1. the amount carried by a car, especially a freight car.

  2. the legal minimum weight entitling a railroad shipper to a rate (carload rate ) lower than that charged for less than this weight.

Origin of carload

1
An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; car1 + load

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