truckload

noun

truck·​load ˈtrək-ˈlōd How to pronounce truckload (audio)
-ˌlōd
1
: a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck
2
: the minimum weight required for shipping at truckload rates
3
: a large amount
truckloads of money

Examples of truckload in a Sentence

the guy who sent that e-mail is in for a truckload of misery
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The film follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack (Michael B. Jordan, in dual roles), two Mississippi exiles who head back down to their hometown with a truckload of Irish beer and whisky stolen from an Illinois mafia. India Roby, Architectural Digest, 9 May 2025 Veterans arrived en mass to Standing Rock, bringing a massive amount of supplies including winter clothing, food and firewood by the truckload. Seiji Yamashita, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2025 The board of directors at the LTL, truckload and logistics services provider began a strategic review of the company after multiple activist investors have been pushing for a sale process for months. Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 13 Jan. 2025 Every road needed to be dirt instead of paved, so the dirt was brought in by the truckload. Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for truckload

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of truckload was in 1862

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“Truckload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truckload. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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truckload

noun
truck·​load ˈtrək-ˈlōd How to pronounce truckload (audio)
-ˌlōd
: a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck
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