carload

noun

ˈkär-ˈlōd How to pronounce carload (audio)
Definition of carloadnext
as in loads
a considerable amount he always has a carload of ideas for a new product launch

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Recent Examples of carload Liuzzo was ferrying people back to Selma from Montgomery on March 25 after the conclusion of the final, successful march to the state capital when a carload of Ku Klux Klansmen, one an FBI informant, chased her down and shot her through her car window. — Aniko Bodroghkozy, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026 When the carloads of masked men showed up outside, these strangers chased them away with whistles. — Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 22 Feb. 2026 But Associated Press staff saw carloads of agents in northeast Minneapolis, as well as the northern suburb of Little Canada. — Mike Catalini, Fortune, 27 Jan. 2026 Tickets, which are $35 per carload, can be purchased online or at the gate. — Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for carload
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carload
  1. loads
  2. ton
  3. dozen
  4. bunch
  5. slew
  6. pile
  7. quantity
  8. deal
Noun
  • Why the farmer’s walk works Walking with heavy loads recruits nearly every major muscle group, with particular activation in the core and lower body.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • Flaxseeds From lowering cholesterol to lowering the risk of certain diseases, flaxseeds come with loads of health benefits.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 July 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Charlotteans illegally dump about 10 tons of trash every single day — much of it large, bulky items — and the city has to divert garbage crews from normal routes to collect it.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • The World Gold Council has more recently put the figure at 161 tons.
    — German Padinger, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of ton
Noun
  • Two men once picked up Chaudhary and a friend and drove them against their will to a hostel an hour away, where more than a dozen other men were waiting.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • The adjoining high-rise, built in 1960, was expanded with a 16-story addition that horizontally bumped out the existing top dozen floors and put four more stories on the top.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
Definition of dozen
Noun
  • The agent wanted Penny to make a bunch of home improvements before listing the house.
    — Marni Jameson, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2026
  • Dorai Home’s stone bathroom tray is among the hardest-working pieces in the bunch, courtesy of its clean lines and clever materials.
    — Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • Inside the charges Cacioppo was indicted on a slew of charges, along with four other individuals, in 2003 for a kickback scheme for contracts at Rockhurst University.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
  • Even with marketable names and elite in-ring performers like Black now available to sign elsewhere, WWE will continue to move forward with its current roster, which includes a slew of recent NXT call-ups.
    — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of slew
Noun
  • In the meantime, Indiana mined a diamond out of a pile of obscurity.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • As if that subject had somehow simply risen from the grave and walked all by herself onto the review pile.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of pile
Noun
  • Fuel-cell systems remain expensive, while producing sufficient quantities of low-carbon hydrogen continues to be an obstacle in many regions.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
  • The technology underlying chatbots such as Claude and ChatGPT uses patterns in data by analyzing vast quantities of digital text and video from the internet.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of quantity
Noun
  • At that point, if a deal is not reached, the two clubs negotiate for the right to sign the player.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026
  • These contracts do not represent all consultant contracts CMS has, and the Observer has submitted public records requests that haven’t been filled for other deals.
    — Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of deal

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