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boatload

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boat·load  (btld)
n.
The number of passengers or the amount of cargo that a boat can hold.
boatload [ˈbəʊtˌləʊd]
n
the amount of cargo or number of people held by a boat or ship
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Noun1.boatload - the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload"
shipload, carload
large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude
Translations
boatload [ˈbəʊtləʊd] N → barcada f


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It was a simple affair, now, to go forth in the morning and return by noon with a boatload of seals.
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A boatload of people putting back came leaping out as I rushed past.
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He had helped my gondolier to bring me round a boatload of furniture; and when these articles had been carried to the top of the palace and distributed according to our associated wisdom he organized my household with such promptitude as was consistent with the fact that it was composed exclusively of himself.
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