truckload — UK US /ˈtrʌkləʊd/ noun [C] ► the amount of something that fills a truck: »They supplied 13,250 truckloads of sand. ► INFORMAL a lot of something: »They are making a truckload of money on this deal. »They are buying up shares by the truckload … Financial and business terms
truckload — [truk′lōd΄] n. 1. a load that fills a truck 2. the minimum weight of a specific commodity qualifying as a truckload of that commodity in rates that apply to the shipment of goods by truck … English World dictionary
truckload — index cargo Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
truckload — UK [ˈtrʌkˌləʊd] / US [ˈtrʌkˌloʊd] noun [countable] Word forms truckload : singular truckload plural truckloads 1) the quantity of goods that a truck can carry truckload of: six truckloads of food 2) informal a large quantity of something… … English dictionary
truckload — truck|load [ trʌk,loud ] noun count 1. ) the quantity of goods that a truck can carry: truckload of: six truckloads of food 2. ) INFORMAL a large quantity of something: truckload of: a truckload of evidence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
truckload — truck|load [ˈtrʌkləud US loud] n the amount that fills a truck truckload of ▪ a truckload of oranges … Dictionary of contemporary English
truckload — noun Date: 1862 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 > … New Collegiate Dictionary
truckload — noun a) A full truck or lorry We were expecting just a handful of people to come to the festival, but then a truckload of revellers started arriving at the festival gates b) A large number Syn: truckful, busload … Wiktionary
truckload — [[t]trʌ̱kloʊd[/t]] truckloads also truck load N COUNT: usu N of n A truckload of goods or people is the amount of them that a truck can carry. Truckloads of food, blankets, and other necessities reached the city … English dictionary
truckload — n. full cargo of a truck; minimum weight required to ship at truckload rates … English contemporary dictionary