carload
nounUK /ˈkɑːləʊd/ · US /ˈkɑɹloʊd/
Etymology From car + load.
1
The contents of an automobile (passengers, supplies, etc.) for one trip.
- I brought a carload of flowers to her.
- We brought a carload of kids and camping gear on our road trip out west.
2
Rail transport, Railways, Transport Canada, US The quantity of goods that can be carried in a freight car.
- less-than-carload freight
- By 1887 the company had grown so large that it was buying its flour and sugar by the carload.
- Coordinate terms
- carful, containerload, trailerload, truckload, wagonload