boatload
Meaning
- Cargo or passengers that fill a boat.
- (slang) A large quantity.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbəʊtˌləʊd/
Etymology
From boat + load. Notionally, because the commodity in question might have constituted the entire load of a cargo ship or boat.
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