"bellyload" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bellyloads [plural]
Etymology: belly + load Etymology templates: {{compound|en|belly|load}} belly + load Head templates: {{en-noun}} bellyload (plural bellyloads)
  1. (colloquial) The amount that will fit in one's belly. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-bellyload-en-noun-piONjlbq
  2. (colloquial) The amount or number that will fit inside an aircraft. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-bellyload-en-noun-ME-Z-NO2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 50 17
  3. (colloquial) A large amount or number (of something). Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-bellyload-en-noun-7GCWFa9i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: belly-load Related terms: bellyful

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1895, C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne, chapter 18, in Honor of Thieves, New York: R.F. Fenno, published 1899, page 204",
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          "ref": "1980, Samuel Fuller, chapter 23, in The Big Red One, New York: Bantam, page 79",
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          "ref": "1992, Melvyn Bragg, chapter 22, in Crystal Rooms, London: Hodder & Stoughton, published 1993, page 289",
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          "ref": "1999, Gary Garrison, The Playwright’s Survival Guide, Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Heinemann, Part 1, p. 24",
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