1
: a load that fills a boat
a boatload of passengers
2
: an indefinitely large number or amount
a boatload of criticism
a boatload of money
Examples of boatload in a Sentence
a boatload of publicity for the new handheld devices
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Amazon Prime Day is right around the corner (taking place July 8 to 11), meaning a boatload of Prime Day furniture deals on just about every type of seating and storage under the sun is about to drop its anchor.
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2025
Stay in an oceanfront cottage, book a paddleboard tour, and eat a boatload of whatever is fresh at seafood shacks like Sam & Omie’s, which has been around since 1937.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
The Cubs received a boatload of prospects no one had heard of, starting the rebuild that couldn’t be called a rebuild.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Late last month, Swift revealed in a lengthy statement on her website that, thanks to negotiations with the private equity firm Shamrock Capital − and, presumably, a boatload of cash − all that music that once belonged to Braun is hers now.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 12 June 2025
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2025
Stay in an oceanfront cottage, book a paddleboard tour, and eat a boatload of whatever is fresh at seafood shacks like Sam & Omie’s, which has been around since 1937.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
The Cubs received a boatload of prospects no one had heard of, starting the rebuild that couldn’t be called a rebuild.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2025
Late last month, Swift revealed in a lengthy statement on her website that, thanks to negotiations with the private equity firm Shamrock Capital − and, presumably, a boatload of cash − all that music that once belonged to Braun is hers now.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 12 June 2025
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“Boatload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boatload. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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boatload
noun
boat·load
-ˌlōd 
1
: a load that fills a boat
2
: a large amount
a boatload of money
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