Meanings
nouncarload (plural carloads)
plural carloads
- The contents of an automobile (passengers, supplies, etc.) for one trip.
I brought a carload of flowers to her.
1 more example
We brought a carload of kids and camping gear on our road trip out west.
- CanadaUSrail transportThe quantity of goods that can be carried in a freight car.
less-than-carload freight
1 more example
By 1887 the company had grown so large that it was buying its flour and sugar by the carload.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car
Broader
large indefinite quantitylarge indefinite amount
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós
- Proto-Celtic*karros
- Gaulish*karros
- Latincarrus
- Anglo-Normancarre
- Middle Englishcarre
- Englishcar
- Englishload
- Englishcarload
Translations
Finnish autokuorma
- autokuormacontent of an automobile
Cite this entry
APA
carload. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carload
MLA
“carload.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carload. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carload,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carload.
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