noun
- the amount that a boat can carry
- a large amount or number of something
Usage: informal
Examples
- The fishing boat returned with a boatload of fresh salmon.
- They transported a boatload of supplies to the island.
- She has a boatload of homework to finish tonight.
- The company made a boatload of money last quarter.
- We received a boatload of applications for the job opening.
- The ferry carried a boatload of tourists to the mainland.