cartload

[ kahrt-lohd ]

noun

1. the amount a cart can hold.

cartload

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cartload¹

1250–1300; Middle English. See cart, load

Example Sentences

Bones of numerous martyrs were brought from Rome’s catacombs by the cartload to the Pantheon, where Masses are still celebrated, he said.

From New York Times

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

As the war wound down, instead of shuttling cartloads of notes around the streets, people exchanged cotton, bacon and salted pork for goods and services; their money was worthless.

From New York Times

The loss had to be made good, as had also the theft, despite the presence of a chowkidar, of a cartload of bricks and the cart itself.

From Literature

On Thursday, the hashtag “northbound wild elephants’ buffet site” trended on Weibo, a popular social media platform in China, after residents in a village near Kunming prepared cartloads of corn stalks for them.

From New York Times