shipload

[ ship-lohd ]

/ ˈʃɪpˌloʊd /

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noun

a full load for a ship

the cargo or load carried by a ship.

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Origin of shipload

First recorded in 1630–40; ship¹ + load

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We were more like a shipload of lunatics than anything else when we ran in under Morro Castle, and anchored in Havana.
Man Overboard!|F(rancis) Marion Crawford
This is something which probably never happened with any other shipload.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XXXI, 1640|Diego Aduarte
If there is a story of famine, far or near, I send food by the shipload.
Through the Eye of the Needle|William Dean Howells
He therefore gave him his freedom, and presented him with a shipload of merchandise.
Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers|W. A. Clouston

But the Dartmouth captain had tried again, and had been eminently successful, bringing home a shipload of rich booty.
Sea-Dogs All!|Tom Bevan

British Dictionary definitions for shipload

shipload

/ (ˈʃɪpˌləʊd) /

noun

the quantity carried by a ship

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