carload

noun

car·​load ˈkär-ˈlōd 

-ˌlōd

1

: a load (as of occupants) that fills a car

a carload of tourists

2

: the minimum number of tons required for shipping at carload rates

3

: a large unspecified quantity

a carload of excuses

Synonyms

• abundance
• barrel
• basketful
• boatload
• bucket
• bunch
• bundle
• bushel
• chunk
• deal
• dozen
• fistful
• gobs
• good deal
• heap
• hundred
• lashings [chiefly British]
• lashins
• loads
• lot
• mass
• mess
• mountain
• much
• multiplicity
• myriad
• oodles
• pack
• passel
• peck
• pile
• plateful
• plenitude
• plentitude
• plenty
• pot
• potful
• profusion
• quantity
• raft
• reams
• scads
• sheaf
• shipload
• sight
• slew
• spate
• stack
• store
• ton
• truckload
• volume
• wad
• wealth
• yard

Examples of carload in a Sentence

She brought home a carload of books.

People were arriving by the carload.

Recent Examples on the Web

The fee is $2 per carload or $5 per SUV or pickup truckload. —Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2024

Tickets are $5 per carload per day and may be purchased online. —Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 Dec. 2024

Tickets purchased online or at the gate are $35 per carload. —Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2024

Admission is $35 per carload; Thursday nights, the drive-in shows two-for-one double features. —Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 11 Oct. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing carload

• carload rate

Kids Definition

carload

noun

car·​load ˈkär-ˈlōd 

: a load (as of passengers) that fills a car