noun. The number of passengers or the amount of cargo that a boat can hold.

noun. A large quantity.

noun. the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car

"U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker said that despite a "boatload" of problems with the Basra operation, he was encouraged that the S.iite-led government was finally confronting extremists regardless of their religious affiliation."

English words derived from: load  containerload  

large indefinite amount  large indefinite quantity  

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