carload

English

Etymology

From car +‎ load.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːləʊd/, [ˈkʰɑːləʊd]
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑɹloʊd/, [ˈkʰɑɹloʊd]

Noun

carload (plural carloads)

2. 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.

4. (rail transport, US, Canada) 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.

Coordinate terms

• carful (sometimes synonymous)
• containerload
• trailerload
• truckload
• wagonload

 

Translations

content of an automobile

• Finnish: autokuorma

References

• “carload”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “less-than-carload”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.