carload

[kahr-lohd]

the amount carried by a car, especially a freight car.

the legal minimum weight entitling a railroad shipper to a rate (carload rate) lower than that charged for less than this weight.

Nearby words

An Americanism dating back to 1850–55; car¹ + load

For the most part, a carload of randy frat boys causes Metro Vice more headaches than the CES crowd.
Temptations of the Flesh in Sin City Are Nothing for 150,000 Nerds|John L. Smith|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A carload of German tourists had been killed the week before; there was nothing to stop them.
When Your Hero’s an SOB|Bruce Duffy|August 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST
I believe they are going to get hauled by the carload in November.
The New Corruption Capital|Samuel P. Jacobs|March 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This was the first carload of grapes sent from Chautauqua County.
The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick

"Where not a carload of wheat is shipped in a year," commented Gethings of the San Pablo.
The Octopus|Frank Norris
He went to Somerset, Mass., and got a carload of 500 bushels and planted them.
A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts|Commissioners on Fisheries and Game
For two years she was inspected by the public, which in the meantime had made her presents until she had a carload of furniture.
Thirty Years on the Frontier|Robert McReynolds
Such special rates are almost invariably granted for carload lots alone.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley