truckload
noun
truck·load
ˈtrək-ˈlōd 
-ˌlōd
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
Examples of truckload in a Sentence
the guy who sent that e-mail is in for a truckload of misery
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Although the Biden administration successfully persuaded the Netanyahu government to reverse this decision, Israeli restrictions limited the number of daily truckloads of aid entering Gaza to a fraction of those required to meet basic needs.
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Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2025
Personal connections were also behind a different kind of gift — Famous Ramona Water donated a truckload of their premium bottle water to service members stationed at Camp Pendleton earlier this month.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
Plus, to help make the holiday season extra sweet, an additional truckload of Rice Krispies Treats bars also accompanied the delivery to the food bank.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
In Leadville, truckloads of snow are plowed up from other parts of town and dumped onto Harrison Avenue for the weekendlong event that boasts an atypical co-mingling of ranchers and skiers.
—Cari Shane, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
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Andrew P. Miller, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2025
Personal connections were also behind a different kind of gift — Famous Ramona Water donated a truckload of their premium bottle water to service members stationed at Camp Pendleton earlier this month.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
Plus, to help make the holiday season extra sweet, an additional truckload of Rice Krispies Treats bars also accompanied the delivery to the food bank.
—Alex Ross, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
In Leadville, truckloads of snow are plowed up from other parts of town and dumped onto Harrison Avenue for the weekendlong event that boasts an atypical co-mingling of ranchers and skiers.
—Cari Shane, USA Today, 11 Nov. 2025
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“Truckload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truckload. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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truckload
noun
truck·load
ˈtrək-ˈlōd
-ˌlōd
: a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck
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