wagon-load

plural wagon-loads

1. alternativeAlternative form of wagonload.

   What Benjamin found in those wagon-loads of papers was enough to get him started in business.

   1981 March 7, Dan Lauck, “Pages of History, Volumes of Value”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 27 Aug 2017

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   On one occasion he saw wagon-loads of these unfortunate creatures brought from Andersonville to Columbia, (to which he had been removed,) and, as they were too weak to get out, the end of the wagon was taken up and they were "dumped out" on the court-yard.

   1864 December 18, “A History of Suffering”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Jul 2025

   Then there are public and commercial lots and on-street parking farther from the waves, which, depending on how many wagon-loads of kids and gear you’re schlepping, may not be a viable option.=

   2024 July 26, Karen Garcia, “Don’t feed the meter, save money and buy a parking permit at these LA and OC beaches”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2024