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Definition of truckload
1 : a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck
2 : the minimum weight required for shipping at truckload rates
3 : a large amount truckloads of money
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Examples of truckload in a Sentence
the guy who marries her is in for a truckload of misery
Recent Examples of truckload from the Web
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Truckloads of dimes in envelopes arrived at the White House.
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A truckload of feisty regional talent includes MAU, Campfire Crooners, Watt Ave Soul Giants, Mike Blanchard & the Californios, Instagon and tons more.
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And while some players might miss his calming personality, that isn't worth a truckload of victories.
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California Department of Transportation crews are working to clear more than 50 truckloads of new debris that fell onto the westbound lane at Alder Creek, a rural location between White Hall and Kyburz, according to a Caltrans news release.
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A truckload of pigs wasn't ready to become bacon, despite being parked in the hot sun for hours in West Virginia.
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A truckload of pigs wasn’t ready to become bacon, despite being parked in the hot sun for hours in West Virginia.
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Each year, an additional 8 million are added -- the equivalent of a truckload every minute, according to the World Economic Forum.
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Turnover at large for-hire fleets hauling freight by the truckload — the backbone of the industry — runs an astonishing 80 percent a year, according to a trade group.
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First Known Use of truckload
1862
TRUCKLOAD Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of truckload for English Language Learners
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: a load that fills a truck
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: a large amount of something
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