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[ kahr-lohd ] / ˈkɑrˌloʊd /
nounthe amount carried by a car, especially a freight car. the legal minimum weight entitling a railroad shipper to a rate (carload rate ) lower than that charged for less than this weight. Origin of carloadAn Americanism dating back to 1850–55; car1 + load Words nearby carloadcarline, carling, Carlisle, Carlist, Carlita, carload, Carlos, Carlos de Austria, Carlota, Carlotta, Carlovingian Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carloadFor the most part, a carload of randy frat boys causes Metro Vice more headaches than the CES crowd. Temptations of the Flesh in Sin City Are Nothing for 150,000 Nerds|John L. Smith|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST A carload of German tourists had been killed the week before; there was nothing to stop them. When Your Hero’s an SOB|Bruce Duffy|August 1, 2011|DAILY BEAST I believe they are going to get hauled by the carload in November. The New Corruption Capital|Samuel P. Jacobs|March 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST This was the first carload of grapes sent from Chautauqua County. The Grapes of New York|U. P. Hedrick
"Where not a carload of wheat is shipped in a year," commented Gethings of the San Pablo. He went to Somerset, Mass., and got a carload of 500 bushels and planted them. A Report upon the Mollusk Fisheries of Massachusetts|Commissioners on Fisheries and Game For two years she was inspected by the public, which in the meantime had made her presents until she had a carload of furniture. Thirty Years on the Frontier|Robert McReynolds Such special rates are almost invariably granted for carload lots alone. Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
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