wagonload

noun

wa·​gon·​load ˈwa-gən-ˌlōd 

1

: a load that fills or could fill a wagon

a wagonload of apples

2

: an indefinitely large quantity

a wagonload of options

Examples of wagonload in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Thousands of passenger pigeons were shot in the countryside and taken to urban markets by the wagonload. — Literary Hub, 10 June 2026

Advertisement By 1836, abolitionists' petitions were arriving at the Capitol by the wagonload. — Time, 24 Sep. 2025

Fans have been given a wagonload of Duttons since Costner blazed the trail. — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023

Soon 300,000 copies were in circulation, generating plaudits and hate mail by the wagonload. — James Marcus, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022

Before purchasing a wagonload of rose plants, and then scratching your head over what to do with those scraggly things, read up for tips on how to prepare a proper home for your rose bushes. — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 25 Mar. 2021

Sometimes Natives and newcomers, the white families lurching in by the wagonload as the century turned, coexisted. — Caitlin Fitz, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1684, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for wagonload

• afterload
• episode
• internode
• microcode
• multimode
• nematode
• nesselrode
• overflowed
• overload
• overrode
• radioed
• torpedoed

Kids Definition

wagonload

noun

wa·​gon·​load ˈwag-ən-ˌlōd 

1

: a load that fills or could fill a wagon

a wagonload of apples

2

: a very large amount

a wagonload of choices