What does boatload mean?
Definitions for boatload
ˈboʊtˌloʊdboat·load
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Princeton's WordNet
boatload, shipload, carloadnoun
the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
"he imported wine by the boatload"
Wiktionary
boatloadnoun
A large quantity.
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.
Etymology: From +. Notionally, because the commodity in question might have constituted the entire load of a cargo ship or boat.
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boatload
A boatload refers to a large quantity or significant amount of something, often as much as could be carried by a boat. It can also literally refer to the amount or number of things or people a boat is capable of carrying.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of boatload in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of boatload in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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