boatload

[boht-lohd]

noun

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

boatload

/ ˈbəʊtˌləʊd /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of boatload¹

First recorded in 1670–80; boat + load

Example Sentences

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.

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“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.”

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"It's frustrating. That money is going to players who are making an absolute boatload anyway," Murray, who has won three US Open mixed titles, told BBC Sport.

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But a Southern California man and his co-conspirators devised an elaborate ruse — involving a boatload of fake orders and manipulation of the company’s software — that netted them millions, prosecutors say.

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And that's strange since there have been a boatload of them.

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