Boatload
the cargo that a vessel carries or is capable of carrying.
Contemporary Examples
Venice Biennale Sails into the Sunset Blake Gopnik November 20, 2013
The Royal Baby Is Already Making Britain Better Daniel Gross July 21, 2013
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Historical Examples
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle Hugh Lofting
The Conquest Eva Emery Dye
The Sixth Sense Stephen McKenna
The Shadow Passes Roy J. Snell
Sea Stories Various
noun
the amount of cargo or number of people held by a boat or ship
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