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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The Cubs received a boatload of prospects no one had heard of, starting the rebuild that couldn’t be called a rebuild.
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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
Nebula The projector promises quick one-tap setup, runs Google TV and the boatload of streaming apps on the platform, and supports voice commands as well as a good ol' physical remote and a mobile app to control it.
—New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
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On the docks in England, no one could be sure that the boatloads of orchids were genuine labiatas, but they were proclaimed as such anyway.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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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
Nebula The projector promises quick one-tap setup, runs Google TV and the boatload of streaming apps on the platform, and supports voice commands as well as a good ol' physical remote and a mobile app to control it.
—New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025
Courtesy the Missouri Botanical Garden, the Peter H. Raven Library, and the Biodiversity Heritage Library
On the docks in England, no one could be sure that the boatloads of orchids were genuine labiatas, but they were proclaimed as such anyway.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Boatload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boatload. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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