shipload
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Shipload — Ship load , n. The load, or cargo, of a ship. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shipload — [ship′lōd΄] n. a full load for a ship … English World dictionary
shipload — [[t]ʃɪ̱ploʊd[/t]] shiploads N COUNT: usu N of n A shipload of people or goods is as many people or goods as a ship can carry. ...a shipload of refugees... A shipload of supplies arrived in Havana, Cuba, last night … English dictionary
shipload — UK [ˈʃɪpˌləʊd] / US [ˈʃɪpˌloʊd] noun [countable] Word forms shipload : singular shipload plural shiploads an amount of goods, or a number of people, carried on a ship … English dictionary
shipload — ship|load [ˈʃıpləud US loud] n the amount of goods or people a ship can carry shipload of ▪ Several shiploads of grain arrived in the harbor that day … Dictionary of contemporary English
shipload — noun (C) the amount of goods or people a ship can carry (+ of): A shipload of new cars has just arrived … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
shipload — ship ► NOUN 1) a large seagoing boat. 2) a sailing vessel with a bowsprit and three or more square rigged masts. 3) a spaceship. 4) N. Amer. an aircraft. ► VERB (shipped, shipping) 1) transport on … English terms dictionary
shipload — noun Date: 1639 1. as much or as many as will fill or load a ship 2. an indefinitely large amount or number … New Collegiate Dictionary
shipload — /ship lohd /, n. 1. a full load for a ship. 2. the cargo or load carried by a ship. [1630 40; SHIP + LOAD] * * * … Universalium
shipload — noun The amount (of cargo) that a ship can carry … Wiktionary
