carload
Americannoun
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the amount carried by a car, especially a freight car.
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the legal minimum weight entitling a railroad shipper to a rate carloadrate lower than that charged for less than this weight.
Etymology
Origin of carload
Example Sentences
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The Joe Burrow effect, Part III: A week before the Super Bowl, a carload of people pulled up at Athens High.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
The smallest of the six Class 1 railroads by revenue, Kansas City’s carload volumes rose 31% in the three months ended June 30.
From Reuters ● Jul. 16, 2021
“Absolutely, it can,” Thorn said, “as long as you do so with a carload of salt, not just a grain.”
From New York Times ● May 25, 2021
“If someone were flying drones for hours, they’d need a carload of batteries,” Ryan told me.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 1, 2020
A carload of household employees from the night shift on their way home to the shantytown margins of the city.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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