shipload

noun

ship·​load ˈship-ˈlōd How to pronounce shipload (audio)
-ˌlōd
1
: as much or as many as will fill or load a ship
2
: an indefinitely large amount or number

Examples of shipload in a Sentence

Shiploads of settlers came to the New World. it must have taken a shipload of money to build that mansion
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On April 29 1856, a shipload of camels arrived at the Texas port of Indianola. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Apr. 2024 With a shipload of multimillionaires and billionaires, how will ULYSSIA avoid a DIEHARD situation at sea, like piracy, kidnapping, or terrorists making a statement? Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 In exchange for hundreds of Iranian drones and shiploads of ammunition, Russia has provided Iran with political support, cash, and Western technology captured on the Ukrainian battlefield. Eric Brewer, Foreign Affairs, 9 June 2023 The story goes that a German submarine sank a vessel carrying an uninsured shipload of his goods, putting an end to that trading venture. Clara Hernanz Lizarraga, Fortune Europe, 25 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for shipload 

Word History

First Known Use

1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of shipload was in 1639

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“Shipload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shipload. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

shipload

noun
ship·​load -ˈlōd How to pronounce shipload (audio)
-ˌlōd
: as much or as many as a ship will hold
a shipload of corn
shiploads of immigrants
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