SHIPLOAD Synonyms: 186 Similar and Opposite Words

shipload

noun

ˈship-ˈlōd

Definition of shipload

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

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Noun

The machine uses a Volvo Penta electric driveline and is rated to lay up to 551 US tons (500 tonnes) of asphalt per hour without producing exhaust emissions at the work site.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 Nov. 2026
But SpaceX is phasing out the Falcon 9 — and its heavy-lift cousin, the Falcon Heavy — nonetheless, shifting all launch work over to its fully reusable Starship megarocket, which can haul more than 100 tons to LEO.

— Mike Wall, Space.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of ton

Noun

The elasticity of the cloud isn’t available in an air-gapped on-premise environment; hence, the size needs to account for the peak loads.

— Karan Alang, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
PlusAI is a company working on autonomous trucking solutions with Nvidia, and the sand was in the trailers to simulate freight loads.

— Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

This story is based on internal documents, emails, agency data, recordings and interviews with more than two dozen current and former VA staffers, along with veterans and their families.

— Eric Umansky, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2026
Only 250 are available, and the first 50 orders get an extra dozen of Guard’s triple chocolate chip cookies.

— Sara Hansen, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of dozen

Noun

Smedley makes knitwear for a slew of luxury brands, and also collaborates closely with Grace Wales Bonner, Hermès’ new menswear designer.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
In 2025, amid a slew of efforts to monitor trains, educate teens, and go after social media posts showing off subway surfers, six people were injured and five died while riding on top of subway trains.

— Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of slew

Noun

From there, launderers want to move the money across networks like Ethereum to Bitcoin then pull it from a mixed pool with a bunch of other people's assets.

— Cooper Katz McKim, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
Someone who’s experiencing homelessness generally has a whole bunch of stuff.

— Jessica Tzikas, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of bunch

Noun

Poland's internal security agency (ABW) said the group supplied Russia with significant quantities of components for military use, mostly to make ammunition and weapons systems.

— Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
This branch of mathematics deals with measuring geometric figures and investigating variable quantities, among other things.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of quantity

Noun

How to Dispose of Dead Annuals After removing dead annuals from the garden, Gifford says healthy annuals can go in your compost pile.

— Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 7 Nov. 2026
Early Black Friday sales are delivering discounts on the bed frames of your dreams, from plush upholstered designs to sleek platform beds and clever storage solutions that might finally give that extra pile of bedding in your closet a proper home.

— Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2026

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