Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The amount that a wagon can hold.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The load carried by a wagon: as, a wagon-load of coal; hence, figuratively, a large amount: as, a very little text serves for a wagon-load of comment.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
wagonful .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun the amount that can be
loaded onto awagon - noun the load of a wagon
- noun In rail terminology, a type of freight train service in which individual wagons have separate destinations and/or cargos
Etymologies
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Examples
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They were pretending to deliver a wagonload of potatoes and hams to the Williamsport train.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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I wish I could take a wagonload of these home to Edilean with me.
Judge deveraux The Scent of Jasmine 2011
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Winter shows yet again that wailing the blues effectively demands sizzling focus and a wagonload of knowledge.
'70s Blues-Guitar Legend Wails Again Marc Myers 2011
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What's at stake: As has been the case since the Jets dropped three straight, they're dealing with a wagonload of pressure.
A Bills Game That Actually Matters Chris Herring 2011
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They were pretending to deliver a wagonload of potatoes and hams to the Williamsport train.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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I stopped playing the fourth or fifth time I jumped off a tower into a wagonload ofstraw.
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They were pretending to deliver a wagonload of potatoes and hams to the Williamsport train.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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They were pretending to deliver a wagonload of potatoes and hams to the Williamsport train.
Eliza’s Freedom Road Jerdine Nolen 2011
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They turned in a wagonload of blank pages and then left Albany in brand new automobiles.
Randy Credico: Congratulations Chuck! You've Knocked Me Off the Democratic Primary Ballot 2010
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"It was reported that" Terrance "Phatty" Boden brought in a wagonload of cats the other night and cleared 50 dollars in profit by selling them to lonely dance-hall girls.
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