carload

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[ UK /kˈɑːlə‍ʊd/ ]
[ US /ˈkɑɹˌɫoʊd/ ]

NOUN

the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
he imported wine by the boatload
a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile

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How To Use carload In A Sentence

In fact, a total of 958 C&O carloads of Sewell coke were shipped to 17 states during this year, as far away as California, Arizona, and Oregon.
And for the first 16 weeks of 2009, the AAR said U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 4,286,128 carloads, which is down 18.0 percent from the first 16 weeks of 2008. Undefined
Ross drove aimlessly through the outer suburbs, sharing the wide, wet road with the occasional noctambulant alley cat, a carload of cheering carousers, and electric mini-van delivering milk.
He treated her like a carload of nitroglycerine, but she didn't look at him, only at me. TROPIC OF NIGHT
When a carload of thieves tried to steal oranges from our yard, I soon found myself outmanned and outgunned - and decided that 100 pounds of pilfered fruit is not worth your life.
During our first five minutes on the street, a carload of guys drove by, yelling ‘Hey, superman!’
Over the first 36 weeks of 2009, U.S. railroads reported cumulative volume of 9,549,297 carloads, which is down 18.4 percent year-over-year. Logistics Management Logistics - Best Practices News
(e) Shipments of more than one ownership, in carload or truckload lots. EXECUTIVE ORDER 10053
He would drive around with a carload of stuff, selling everything from underwear and socks, to refrigerators and engagement rings.
Carloads of petroleum products rose 8 percent to 22, 854 carloads in November.

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