carful

American

[kahr-fool] / ˈkɑr fʊl /

noun

plural

carfuls

the largest number or amount that a car can hold.

Spelling

See -ful.

Etymology

Origin of carful

First recorded in 1825–35; car ¹ + -ful

Example Sentences

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Ball is given a warning, no point taken this time but he needs to be carful in those moments.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

One German-Turkish university student was unloading a carful of phone charging banks.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023

She had a carful of patients she was transporting from the meeting place to the makeshift clinic.

From Washington Post • May 6, 2022

Phil Weipert brought a carful of blankets, courtesy of the Kiwanis Club chapter in South Lyon, Michigan, on Thursday.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2022

I'd better tell them to be more carful or they'll be caught and then there'll be real trouble.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

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