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Vinony

carload

noun

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Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːləʊd/ / [ˈkʰɑːləʊd] / /ˈkɑɹloʊd/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Anglo-Norman carrebor. Middle English carre English car English load English carload From car + load.

  1. The contents of an automobile (passengers, supplies, etc.) for one trip.

    “I brought a carload of flowers to her.”

    “We brought a carload of kids and camping gear on our road trip out west.”

  2. The quantity of goods that can be carried in a freight car.

    “less-than-carload freight”

    “By 1887 the company had grown so large that it was buying its flour and sugar by the carload.”