boatload

American

[boht-lohd] / ˈboʊtˌloʊd /

noun

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

boatload British

/ ˈbəʊtˌləʊd /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of boatload

First recorded in 1670–80; boat + load

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023