English Explanatory Dictionary

boatload

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Cargo or passengers that fill a boat.
  2. A large quantity.

Pronunciation

/ˈbəʊtˌləʊd/ /ˈboʊtˌloʊd/ En-au-boatload.ogg

Word forms

boatload boatloads

Etymology

From boat + load. The figurative sense is extended from the literal sense.

Synonyms

boatful buttload shedload abundance battalion arseload assload bellyload boatload brimful busload bucketful bucketload butt-ton bumload cartload crapload deal fuckload fuckton fuckwad great deal hantle heap hecatomb helluvalot horseload lashings load lot mampus many mass metric fuckton metric shitload mickle mountain muckle multiplicity multitude pile ream shitful shitload shitton sight slew spadeloads sum superflux ton trainload truckload tun vaultful wagonload
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