1
: a load that fills a boat
a boatload of passengers
2
: an indefinitely large number or amount
a boatload of criticism
a boatload of money
Synonyms
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- carload
- chunk
- deal
- dozen
- fistful
- gobs
- good deal
- heap
- hundred
- lashings [chiefly British]
- lashins
- loads
- lot
- mass
- mess
- mountain
- much
- multiplicity
- myriad
- oodles
- pack
- passel
- peck
- pile
- plateful
- plenitude
- plentitude
- plenty
- pot
- potful
- profusion
- quantity
- raft
- reams
- scads
- sheaf
- shipload
- sight
- slew
- spate
- stack
- store
- ton
- truckload
- volume
- wad
- wealth
- yard
Examples of boatload in a Sentence
a boatload of publicity for the new handheld devices
Recent Examples on the Web
In the last couple of weeks alone, a boatload of ancient bronzes was sent back to Turkey.
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Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024
By Karl Vick October 29, 2024 11:10 AM EDT
Deborah Lipstadt came to her job as U.S. Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism with a boatload of credentials and a lifetime of experience.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
The main lesson of Outer Banks’ Season 4 premiere: A Pogue and his money are soon parted, especially when said Pogue has a boatload of insecurities and tends toward the impetuous.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2024
Every phone call brings a new boatload of doom, gloom and worries.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Brian T. Allen, National Review, 5 Oct. 2024
By Karl Vick October 29, 2024 11:10 AM EDT
Deborah Lipstadt came to her job as U.S. Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism with a boatload of credentials and a lifetime of experience.
—Karl Vick, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
The main lesson of Outer Banks’ Season 4 premiere: A Pogue and his money are soon parted, especially when said Pogue has a boatload of insecurities and tends toward the impetuous.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2024
Every phone call brings a new boatload of doom, gloom and worries.
—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Boatload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boatload. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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boatload
noun
boat·load
-ˌlōd 
1
: a load that fills a boat
2
: a large amount
a boatload of money
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