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How to pronounce boatload in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms carload, shipload
Type of large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity


he imported wine by the boatload.

Examples of boatload

boatload
Older Americans are heading into and through retirement with a boatload of debt.
From the newsweek.com
The boatload of multimedia-minded apps range from the not-bad to the not-needed.
From the washingtonpost.com
It's like saying a little bit of arsenic made you sick so let's take a boatload.
From the economist.com
Although John McCain was in a boatload of trouble earlier in the election season.
From the online.wsj.com
It's hard to begrudge a boatload of money for one of the best players of all time.
From the forbes.com
Carl Crawford is going to make a boatload of money this offseason as a free agent.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
They're gonna sell a boatload to fans trying to figure out who these guys are.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Ok, maybe not the last bit but the Kiwis sure had a boatload of respect for Eales.
From the couriermail.com.au
He tweeted a photo of a boatload of birthday cards given to him by local fans.
From the bostonherald.com
More examples
  • The amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car; "he imported wine by the boatload"
  • An excessively large quantity