truckload

noun

truck·​load ˈtrək-ˈlōd How to pronounce truckload (audio)
-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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More than 300 truckloads of sand from a quarry near Palm Springs are being delivered to a San Clemente beach this week as part of emergency efforts to protect the coastal tracks that are San Diego County’s only rail connection to the rest of the United States. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Sep. 2025 About a year ago, North Beach was seeded with about 37,000 cubic yards of sand from the Santa Ana River, with truckloads hauling the material in and spreading it out. Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025 Add to that the fact that The Studio is a show about a big-shot Hollywood executive, featuring a truckload of celebrities playing themselves. Joe Reid, Vulture, 30 Aug. 2025 The lesbian agenda is less taboo, making way for stimulating new circumstances between two women, including but not limited to heavy sexting coming to sweaty fruition in the back seat outside of an Orlando gay bar, or a simmering truckload of tension while hunting roadkill for revenge. Trish Bendix august 21, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for truckload

Word History

First Known Use

1862, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of truckload was in 1862

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“Truckload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truckload. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

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truckload

noun
truck·​load ˈtrək-ˈlōd How to pronounce truckload (audio)
-ˌlōd
: a load or amount that fills or could fill a truck
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