Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bellyload

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bel-ly-load
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount that will fit in one's belly.

Colloquial

noun

The amount or number that will fit inside an aircraft.

Colloquial

noun

A large amount or number (of something).

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"“I done cooked most of this yer grub,” whined he of the razor, “an’ I’se gwine t’eat my belly-load.”"
"I was sick; I vomited a bellyload into the gutter."
"The plane was in labor carrying a belly-load of bombs."
"[…] there on the plane, a belly-load of decent people soaring above serene tooth-drawn Windsor Castle, home of the emblem of so much savagery […]"
"You were lifted out of your lives, disgorged in bellyloads by planes that lumbered in looking too heavy to fly."
"She caused a bellyload of trouble […]"

Etymology

From belly + load.

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

bellyloads (plural) belly-load (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

bellyful

Questions

What does bellyload mean?: The amount that will fit in one's belly.
Where does bellyload come from?: From belly + load.

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