BOATLOAD Synonyms: 186 Similar and Opposite Words

boatload

noun

ˈbōt-ˌlōd

Definition of boatload next

as in ton

a considerable amount a boatload of publicity for the new handheld devices

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Recent Examples of boatload Some may say the Horns underachieved in 2026 but there are almost a boatload of teams who would love to be them at this moment. —

Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026 The Panthers invested a ton of cash in their defense and completed a boatload of re-signings over the past four days. —

Mike Kaye updated March 13, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026 Ellison now has $79 billion in debt and a boatload of problems to solve. —

Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026 Drug traffickers moved into Cancún in the late 1990s, buying up mansions for themselves and using the secluded coasts of the state, Quintana Roo, to receive boatloads of Colombian cocaine. —

Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 24 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boatload

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One way that the country is choosing to signal its new start to the world is through the metaphorically bizarre but logistically impressive feat of transporting a 60-ton iceberg from the Antarctic to the 1992 Expo in Seville, Spain — crackly TV footage of which opens the film.

— Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026
Larger sauropods have been found from later on in the Cretaceous period — one as heavy as 70 tons.

— James Doubek, NPR, 14 May 2026