Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cartload

/ˈkɑɹt.loʊd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: cart-load
IPA: /ˈkɑɹt.loʊd/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount that a cart can carry.

noun

Any large amount.

noun

A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.

Example Sentences

"Two days of skirmishing outside the town were followed by a bold sortie headed by a dervish; and, as the result of this affair, a cartload of heads was sent as trophies to Constantinople."
"The youngster put some cartloads of food into his bag and set out again."
". . . although a little apt to get buried under a cartload of written pleadings, . . ."

Etymology

From Middle English cartlode, cartelode, equivalent to cart + load.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: cartlode

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑɹt.loʊd/
British English: /ˈkɑːt.ləʊd/

Inflected Forms

cartloads (plural)

Phrases

as clever as a cartload of monkeys

Frequently Paired Words

carload drayload less than truckload trailerload truckload wagonload

Synonyms

cartful abundance battalion arseload assload bellyload boatload brimful busload bucketful bucketload butt-ton

Questions

How do you pronounce cartload?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑɹt.loʊd/.
What does cartload mean?: The amount that a cart can carry.
Where does cartload come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce cartload

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