shipload

[ ship-lohd ]

noun

1. a full load for a ship
2. the cargo or load carried by a ship.

shipload

/ ˈʃɪpˌləʊd /

noun

1. the quantity carried by a ship

Word History and Origins

Origin of shipload¹

First recorded in 1630–40; ship ¹ + load

Example Sentences

Why don’t you just send truckloads and shiploads of products to other countries and make a bunch of money?’” he said.

From Salon

The first shipload of captive Africans to arrive in the future United States came to Jamestown, Virginia—the first permanent English settlement in America—in August 1619.

From Literature

Dockworkers at the country’s four largest ports said they would stop unloading shiploads of Teslas on Tuesday in support of the strikers.

From New York Times

That means Mr. Ullrich must scour the world for shiploads of spoiled corn and other agricultural detritus to fill its tanks.

From New York Times

Jump to 2019, when a shipload of archaeologists, ice experts, engineers and masters of several other disciplines set out to find the Endurance.

From Washington Post

Related Words

• consignment
• freight
• goods
• load
• merchandise
• payload
• shipment