wagonload

[ wag-uhn-lohd ]

noun

1. the load carried by a wagon.

wagonload

/ ˈwæɡənˌləʊd /

noun

1. the load that is or can be carried by a wagon

Word History and Origins

Origin of wagonload¹

First recorded in 1715–25; wagon + load

Example Sentences

The Cranstons were traveling with a wagonload of steamer trunks.

From Literature

Not to mention that every time I imagined pulling the wagonload home, I imagined that hawk picking up the crate and carrying it off.

From Literature

The factory produced just one wagonload of ammunition before the war ended in May 1945 and the camp was liberated.

From Washington Post

One morning Pa went away before daylight with the horses and wagon, and that night he came home with a wagonload of fish.

From Literature

What I had to do was figure out some way of persuading them to leave me and the wagonload alone.

From Literature