Definition

The quantity of items or material that can be carried by a cart.

Example

We filled the cart with a cartload of fresh vegetables from the market.

Conversation

I just finished loading the garden supplies into the car.

How much did you get?

I have a whole cartload of soil and plants to unpack.

Wow, that's quite a lot! You'll be busy for a while.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Cartload → It is formed from "cart" (from Old English *cyrta*, meaning a vehicle for transporting goods) and "load" (from Old English *lād*, meaning a burden or cargo). The word "cartload" refers to the amount of load that a cart can carry.

Memory Tip

Think of a 'cart' as a vehicle for transporting things and 'load' as the burden it carries — together, a cartload is the amount a cart can hold.

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