carload

English

Etymology

From car +‎ load.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːləʊd/, [ˈkʰɑːləʊd]
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɹloʊd/, [ˈkʰɑɹloʊd]

Noun

carload (plural carloads)

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.
(rail transport, US, Canada) 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

Translations

content of an automobile

Finnish: autokuorma

References

“carload”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“less-than-carload”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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