carful

American

[kahr-fool] / ˈkɑr fʊl /

noun

plural

carfuls

the largest number or amount that a car can hold.

Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of carful

First recorded in 1825–35; car ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

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Ball is given a warning, no point taken this time but he needs to be carful in those moments.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

She had a carful of patients she was transporting from the meeting place to the makeshift clinic.

From Washington Post • May 6, 2022

Carroll said the team will be carful with both Carson and Penny as they return which probably points to neither doing much of anything — if anything at all — in the preseason.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 25, 2020

Ms. Fox could be called an activist, too, having driven a carful of supplies to the Standing Rock tribe’s 2016 protests of the Dakota Access pipeline and helping clean up afterward.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2019

Shadow had a carful of Wednesday’s guests to ferry to the restaurant: the woman in the red sari sat in the front seat beside him.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

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