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carful

American  
[kahr-fool] / ˈkɑr fʊl /

noun

plural

carfuls
  1. the largest number or amount that a car can hold.


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See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of carful

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

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post • May 6, 2022

Phil Weipert brought a carful of blankets, courtesy of the Kiwanis Club chapter in South Lyon, Michigan, on Thursday.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2022

Ewan Vidion has just delivered a carful of items donated by reservists and others from around Portsmouth and South Hampshire.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2022

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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