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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Photograph: Oyewole Lawal On the day of my visit, an aggregator had delivered a truckload of batteries from laptops, cell phones, and power tools. Vince Beiser, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024 Its Plainfield warehouse had been operating for about 20 years, providing goods to resellers, small stores and flea markets bidding on pallets and truckloads of merchandise through its website, liquidation.com. Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2024 The microscopic gold dust in those 370-ton truckloads of dirt can’t be seen with the naked eye, but after the entire pile has gone through the latest high-heat, pressure, and chemical processes, one load will on average yield about 10 ounces of gold—approximately the weight of a roll of quarters. Greg McKenna, Fortune, 21 Nov. 2024 The set’s final stretch is a truckload of live material from 1979. Jem Aswad, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024 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 21 Dec. 2024.

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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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