"truckload" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-truckload.ogg Forms: truckloads [plural]
Etymology: From truck + load. Etymology templates: {{af|en|truck|load}} truck + load Head templates: {{en-noun}} truckload (plural truckloads)
  1. The contents of a full truck or lorry. Synonyms: truckful
    Sense id: en-truckload-en-noun-qwHuO12S Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. (slang) A large number. Tags: slang Synonyms: lot
    Sense id: en-truckload-en-noun-OBLzkUxC
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: less than truckload

Inflected forms

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