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Word entry · 8 letters

boatload

Best crossword clue

"Large amount"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈbəʊtˌləʊd/Part of speech nounSorted aabdlootStarts with BEnds with D1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • a boatload of ferry passengers
  • He showed up an hour later with a whole boatload of hamburgers, chips, cookies, and assorted other munchies, not to mention sodas and beer, and we all fell in and stuffed ourselves silly.

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