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/boht"lohd'/, n.the cargo that a vessel carries or is capable of carrying.[1670-80; BOAT + LOAD]
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boatload — index cargo Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
boatload — [bōt′lōd΄] n. 1. all the freight or passengers that a boat can carry or contain 2. the load carried by a boat … English World dictionary
boatload — [[t]bo͟ʊtloʊd[/t]] boatloads also boat load N COUNT: oft N of n A boatload of people or things is a lot of people or things that are, or were, in a boat. ...the latest boatload of refugees... The good news is that a boatload of rice has finally… … English dictionary
boatload — UK [ˈbəʊtˌləʊd] / US [ˈboʊtˌloʊd] noun [countable] Word forms boatload : singular boatload plural boatloads 1) the number of people or amount of something that can fill a boat 2) informal a large number of people or things boatload of: Boatloads… … English dictionary
boatload — boat|load [ bout,loud ] noun count the number of people or amount of something that can fill a boat: boatload of: a boatload of fish … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
boatload — noun Date: 1664 1. a load that fills a boat 2. an indefinitely large number < a boatload of money > … New Collegiate Dictionary
boatload — noun An excessively large quantity. He showed up an hour later with a whole boatload of hamburgers, chips, cookies, and assorted other munchies, not to mention sodas and beer, and we all fell in and stuffed ourselves silly. See Also:… … Wiktionary
boatload — boat ► NOUN 1) a vessel for travelling on water. 2) a boat shaped serving dish for sauce or gravy. ► VERB ▪ travel in a boat for pleasure. ● be in the same boat Cf. ↑be in the same boat ● … English terms dictionary
boatload — n. cargo transported by a ship; amount of cargo that a ship can carry … English contemporary dictionary
boatload — boat•load [[t]ˈboʊtˌloʊd[/t]] n. naut. navig. the cargo that a boat carries • Etymology: 1670–80 … From formal English to slang
