boatload
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- IPA /ˈbəʊtˌləʊd/
Noun
boatload noun
- Cargo or passengers that fill a boat.“a boatload of illegal immigrants”
- A large quantity.“He showed up an hour later with a whole boatload of hamburgers, chips, cookies, and assorted other munchies, not to mention sodas and beer, and we all fell in and stuffed ourselves silly.”
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shiploadcarloadcartloadbulkwagonloadbargeloadtruckloadbusloadboxloadbootloadlorryloadcoachloadfreighttankerloadtrailerloadbutt-load
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