truckload

English

Etymology

From truck +‎ load.

Pronunciation
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Noun

truckload (plural truckloads)

  1. The contents of a full truck or lorry.
    Synonym: truckful
    Coordinate terms: busload, carload, cartload, drayload, less than truckload, trailerload, wagonload
  2. (slang) A large number.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lot
    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.

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