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Definition of boatload
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
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Examples of boatload in a Sentence
a boatload of publicity for the new handheld devices
Recent Examples of boatload from the Web
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The addition of literally boatloads of rock allowed the stream to host successful spawning runs of cold-water species.
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Unfortunately, the go-to instinct for anyone who just made a boatload of cash is to blow it all on nice houses, nice cars, nice clothes, etc.
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The Golden Meadow-Fourchon Tarpon Rodeo offers boatloads of all.
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Sadly, a slice of chocolate cheesecake loaded with strawberries is going to cost you a boatload of calories (through no fault of those strawberries).
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The third and final day of the MLB Draft resulted in a boatload of players with Alabama ties being selected.
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Rowe [3:47 PM]: Btw, Nielsen shows boatloads of money being spend on beer advertising — but that has to be from the multinational conglomerates and a handful of large craft breweries (Sam Adams, New Belgium).
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Linda sent thick packets of information to the Department of Defense, elected officials and boatloads of people in the Pentagon.
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Graham has the famous surname, King has boatloads of money and Gillum has ...
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Definition of boatload for English Language Learners
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: an amount or number that will fill a boat
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