shipload

noun

ˈship-ˈlōd How to pronounce shipload (audio)
Definition of shiploadnext
as in ton
a considerable amount it must have taken a shipload of money to build that mansion

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Recent Examples of shipload But shiploads of Chinese passengers continued to journey across the ocean, finding ways around the law. — Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 Giuliani said the fabric was initially used by sailors to cover shiploads, produce sails and eventually worn as workwear. — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025 On April 29 1856, a shipload of camels arrived at the Texas port of Indianola. — Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Apr. 2024 Moving the entirety of Ukraine’s food exports—estimated at 30 million tons of grain—would require 100 shiploads, compared with a whopping 300,000 rail carloads. — Mark Cancian, Foreign Affairs, 1 July 2022 See All Example Sentences for shipload
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shipload
  1. ton
  2. loads
  3. dozen
  4. slew
  5. bunch
  6. deal
  7. quantity
  8. pile
Noun
  • With a length of almost 1,100 feet and displacing more than 100,000 tons, Nimitz-class carriers are among the world’s largest warships, eclipsed only by the US Navy’s Ford-class carriers, of which only one is in service to date.
    — Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Because season one, the penultimate episode also had tons of action and everything came to a head at Jordan’s mansion.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of ton
Noun
  • The finding challenges earlier computer models that predict how nuclear fusion reactor materials handle extreme thermal loads.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 15 Aug. 2026
  • For everyday loads of shirts, pants and towels, that’s more than enough.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • More than a dozen people were affected when a multi-family complex in Denver caught fire on Wednesday.
    — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Brokerages price crypto like an asset class, a few dozen basis points and falling.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of dozen
Noun
  • About 61% of primary voters split their votes among a slew of moderate candidates.
    — Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The slew of new characters includes Sherry Cola, Liamani Segura and Hudson Stone, among others.
    — Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of slew
Noun
  • There is a decent chance the New York Mets’ group of position players next season looks similar to this year’s bunch with some tweaks.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The Rams use three tight ends and there’s a bunch of big personnel types all over the league.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of bunch
Noun
  • That deal is said to cost £120 million, and the Mancunians need the Financial Fair Play leg room to pull it off.
    — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • To even be able to cherry-pick a record this specific, Newcastle would have had to go out of their way to compile an exhaustive list of deals by age and position.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of deal
Noun
  • This level of success — the toppling of world record-holders and the quantity of international medals — is new to the family.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Women in their twenties have healthier eggs, in greater quantities, than women in their thirties.
    — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of quantity
Noun
  • These same bacteria will consume PHA in a compost pile, breaking it down within six months, Ford said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Investors also cheered signs that Berkshire is putting more of its massive cash pile to work under new CEO Greg Abel.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of pile

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