truckload
noun
truck·load
ˈtrək-ˈlōd 
-ˌlōd
1
: a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck
2
: the minimum weight required for shipping at truckload rates
3
: a large amount
truckloads of money
Examples of truckload in a Sentence
the guy who sent that e-mail is in for a truckload of misery
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There’s an even brighter set on sale right now that doesn’t require any tools to install — and Amazon shoppers have been buying them by the truckload.
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Clint Davis, People.com, 18 May 2025
Jeff Lange of Elgin had a truckload of paint cans to get rid of on Saturday and Kane County’s recycling event in St. Charles fit the bill nicely.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
The Simi Valley Landfill & Recycling Center has taken by far the biggest share of the fire detritus, receiving an average of 1,228 truckloads a day last week and a total of 636,000 tons of debris since the cleanup started.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
It was estimated that more than 100,000 truckloads of rubble would have to be taken down the mountain.
—Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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Clint Davis, People.com, 18 May 2025
Jeff Lange of Elgin had a truckload of paint cans to get rid of on Saturday and Kane County’s recycling event in St. Charles fit the bill nicely.
—David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
The Simi Valley Landfill & Recycling Center has taken by far the biggest share of the fire detritus, receiving an average of 1,228 truckloads a day last week and a total of 636,000 tons of debris since the cleanup started.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2025
It was estimated that more than 100,000 truckloads of rubble would have to be taken down the mountain.
—Robert Petkoff Krish Seenivasan Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Truckload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truckload. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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truckload
noun
truck·load
ˈtrək-ˈlōd
-ˌlōd
: a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck
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