1
: a load (as of occupants) that fills a car
a carload of tourists
2
: the minimum number of tons required for shipping at carload rates
3
: a large unspecified quantity
a carload of excuses
Synonyms
- abundance
- barrel
- basketful
- boatload
- bucket
- bunch
- bundle
- bushel
- 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 carload in a Sentence
She brought home a carload of books.
People were arriving by the carload.
Recent Examples on the Web
Norfolk Southern is one of the largest railroads in the U.S., delivering more than 7 million carloads annually.
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
For perspective, Norfolk Southern’s total volume of carloads and intermodal units rose just 0.9% between 2020 and 2023, while its average revenue per carload or unit rose a solid 23%.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
The two railroads handle about 40,000 carloads of freight each day, worth about $1 billion, Windau said.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2024
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The two railroads handle about 40,000 carloads of freight each day, worth about $1 billion, Windau said.
—CBS News, 17 Aug. 2024
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Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019
For perspective, Norfolk Southern’s total volume of carloads and intermodal units rose just 0.9% between 2020 and 2023, while its average revenue per carload or unit rose a solid 23%.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 10 Sep. 2024
The two railroads handle about 40,000 carloads of freight each day, worth about $1 billion, Windau said.
—Greg McKenna, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2024
Gavin John/Bloomberg via Getty Images Gavin John/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The two railroads handle about 40,000 carloads of freight each day, worth about $1 billion, Windau said.
—CBS News, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Carload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carload. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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carload
noun
car·load
ˈkär-ˈlōd 
: a load (as of passengers) that fills a car
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