boatload
What vessels carry
A boatload is the amount a boat can carry—passengers, cargo, or fish.
By extension, a boatload means a large quantity of anything: We made a boatload of money on that deal.
The figurative sense is informal and emphatic, suggesting abundance without specifying an exact amount.
Sufficient quantity, and then some
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- goodsThings for sale
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
haul · lading · manifest · containers · pallets · bulk · hold · tonnage
Receptacle for contents
- bargeFlat freight vessel
- freighterVessel for transporting goods
- tankerVessel for liquid bulk
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
trawler · cargo ship · container ship · hull · deck · hold · draft · displacement
People seeking safety elsewhere
- migrantsPeople who move elsewhere
- travelersPeople on trips
- touristsTravelers seeing sights
- excursionistsShort-trip travelers
cruise passengers · asylum seekers · evacuees · pilgrims · deportees · stowaways · settlers · colonists
plenty
Sufficient quantity, and then some
bounty · profusion · ton · heap · pile · mass · loads · slew · bunch · scores
freight
Goods being transported
- shipmentGoods being transported
- goodsThings for sale
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
merchandise · haul · lading · manifest · containers · pallets · bulk · hold · tonnage · imports
vessel
Receptacle for contents
ferry · trawler · cargo ship · container ship · hull · deck · hold · draft · displacement · maritime
refugees
People seeking safety elsewhere
excursionists · cruise passengers · asylum seekers · evacuees · pilgrims · deportees · stowaways · settlers · colonists · emigrants