boxload

What fits inside

A boxload is the amount that fills a box, used loosely to mean a large quantity: We received a boxload of complaints after the announcement.

Like truckload or boatload, the word often appears as casual hyperbole rather than literal measurement.

containers

crate

Container for transport

  • cartonPaperboard packaging container
  • palletStackable freight platform
  • caseContainer or instance

bin · tub · basket · tote · trunk · chest · hamper · barrel · drum · sack

shipping

freight

Goods being transported

haul · delivery · dispatch · merchandise · goods · inventory · stock · wares · products · manifest

quantity

amount

Total quantity present

sum · count · units · items · dozens · scores · hundreds · thousands · abundance · plenty

transport

truck

Heavy freight vehicle

  • vanEnclosed cargo vehicle
  • lorryBritish freight vehicle
  • trailerPromotional film excerpt

carrier · courier · mover · logistics · distribution · warehouse · drayage · conveyance · relocation · forklift

Opposites
quantity/amount

boxloadone

Lowest positive integer

handful · few · scrap · bit · smidgen

Family

box, load, boxes, boxed, boxing, loads, loaded, loading, loader

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G