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boatload

[ boht-lohd ]

noun

  1. the cargo that a vessel carries or is capable of carrying.


boatload

/ ˈəʊˌəʊ /

noun

  1. the amount of cargo or number of people held by a boat or ship
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of boatload1

First recorded in 1670–80; boat + load
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Most know they came by the boatload from England in the early 1600s, searching for their religious freedom.

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For instance, a kale pesto can deliver boatloads of nutrients while masking kale’s natural bitterness with the robust flavors of basil, garlic and olive oil.

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Every day, navy and coast guard ships brought boatloads of people made homeless by the tsunami from other islands to Port Blair where schools and government buildings were turned into temporary shelters.

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Thirty-three innings, four games, a boatload of potential rallies in the most crucial of October moments and still…

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Even so, Roan’s special sauce — and the quality likely to bring a boatload of Grammy nominations her way this fall — is the startling emotional candor she builds into her sparkly neo-New Wave anthems.

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