cartload

American  

[kahrt-lohd] / ˈkɑrtˌloʊd /

noun

1. the amount a cart can hold.

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cartload British  

/ ˈkɑːtˌləʊd /

noun

1. the amount a cart can hold

2. a quantity of rubble, ballast, etc, of between one quarter and one half of a cubic yard

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Etymology

Origin of cartload

1250–1300; Middle English. See cart, load

Example Sentences

I have a cartload of stuff and I don’t want to use the self-checkout but I was forced to line up with all the people who only have one or two items.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 29, 2022

Ruiz Gutierrez signed a small cross before adding a cartload of pineapple, apples, prunes, cinnamon and bananas to boil with the mezcal and said a blessing in Zapoteco.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2021

We watched as chief inspector Gereon Rath, holding on to his trilby hat, dashed down the stairs of a tenement block, elbowing everyone out of his way, including a cartload of chickens.

From The Guardian • Dec. 19, 2019

The “Don Quixote” number, however, is just a cartload of ballet clichés, most of which were certainly added long after Petipa’s death.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2013

“So you could be anyone,” Sarai had said when he told her about the cartload of orphans and not knowing his name.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor