English Explanatory Dictionary

cartload

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The amount that a cart can carry.
  2. Any large amount.
  3. A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɑːt.ləʊd/ /ˈkɑɹt.loʊd/

Word forms

cartload cartloads

Etymology

From Middle English cartlode, cartelode, equivalent to cart + load.

Synonyms

cartful abundance battalion arseload assload bellyload boatload brimful busload bucketful bucketload butt-ton bumload buttload 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 shedload shitful shitload shitton sight slew spadeloads sum superflux ton trainload truckload tun vaultful wagonload

Derived words

as clever as a cartload of monkeys
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