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Meaning of boatload

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

boatload

Pronunciation:/ˈbəʊtˌləʊd//ˈboʊtˌloʊd/

noun

Definitions

  1. Cargo or passengers that fill a boat.

    Example: a boatload of illegal immigrants

  2. A large quantity.

    Example: 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.