car-load
Definition
- Noun:
- The amount that a car can hold: "car-load" refers to the quantity of goods, people, or items that can be transported in a single car, typically a railway car or an automobile.
- A full car: In informal usage, "car-load" can also mean a group of people or a collection of items that fills a car to capacity.
Usage Examples
- (The amount of groceries that filled the car.)
- (A railway car full of coal.)
- (A car filled with children.)
Advanced Usage
- "a car-load of trouble": A figurative expression meaning a large amount of difficulty or problems, as if filling a car.
- That project turned into a car-load of trouble for the team. (It caused many problems.)
- "by the car-load": In large quantities, as if transported in multiple cars.
- The company imports goods by the car-load. (In very large amounts.)
Variants and Related Words
- Carload (n): a variant spelling without a hyphen; identical meaning.
- The truck carried a carload of furniture. (A full load for a vehicle.)
- Truckload (n): a similar term for the capacity of a truck.
- They delivered a truckload of sand for the construction. (A full truck of sand.)
Synonyms
- Load: the amount that can be carried by a vehicle.
- Shipment: a quantity of goods transported together.
- Consignment: a batch of goods sent for delivery.
Related Idioms
- A car-load of: used to emphasize a large number or quantity.
- She has a car-load of homework to do tonight. (A very large amount of homework.)
Phrasal Verbs
- : "car-load" is a noun and does not form phrasal verbs. However, it can be used in verb phrases like "to load a car," which is separate from the target word.