boatload

American  

[boht-lohd] / ˈboʊtˌloʊd /

noun

1. the cargo that a vessel carries or is capable of carrying.

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boatload British  

/ ˈbəʊtˌləʊd /

noun

1. the amount of cargo or number of people held by a boat or ship

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Etymology

Origin of boatload

First recorded in 1670–80; boat + load

Example Sentences

Investors provide boatloads of capital to fund growth.

From The Wall Street Journal

What the pursuers typically bring to the table are boatloads of money, typically well into the billions, and ego.

From Los Angeles Times

Each atmospheric river can carry a boatload of water.

From Los Angeles Times

Casting directors are on the lookout for real people who will let hosts, cameramen and crew with a boatload of TV equipment tag along for the ride during a renovation or house hunt.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I can’t make it work to where it would be practical to keep going without me spending a boatload of money and keep putting myself into more debt.”

From The Wall Street Journal