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

Words nearby shipload

ship decanter, shipentine, shipfitter, Shipka Pass, shiplap, shipload, shipman, shipmaster, shipmate, shipment, ship money

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How to use shipload in a sentence

He gave him, therefore, his freedom, and presented him with a shipload of merchandise.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala|Various
Yet, among the whole shipload of rogues, the only man who victimized us was Titoff, the chief engineer.
Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott
Suppose that quantity was high enough to justify our shipload, came doubts in another quarter.
Tono Bungay|H. G. Wells
We next see the shipload of bishops and virgins arriving at Cologne.
A Wanderer in Venice|E.V. Lucas

Fleets of relief ships were sent across from America, and many a shipload of Irish peasants was brought back.
Our Foreigners|Samuel P. Orth

British Dictionary definitions for shipload

shipload

/ (ˈʃɪpˌləʊd) /

noun

the quantity carried by a ship

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shipload

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