cartloads

Vast hauled amounts

Cartloads is the plural of cartload—the amount a cart can hold.

The word almost always appears figuratively to mean large quantities: They brought back cartloads of souvenirs, She has cartloads of patience.

The image suggests heaping abundance, more than one could easily carry.

quantity

heaps

Large informal quantities

  • tonsLarge quantities, informally
  • massesBulk or populace
  • pilesMultiple heaped accumulations

stacks · mountains · boatloads · truckloads · wagonloads · bushels · bundles · batches · scores · dozens

transport

haul

Pull or carry laboriously

freight · cargo · wagon · wheelbarrow · trundle · portage · conveyance · lading · payload

labor

toil

Strenuous, prolonged effort

grueling · manual labor · strain · exertion · slog · grind · schlepping · lugging · hauling · burden

Opposites
quantity/amount

cartloadshandfuls

Quantities a palm holds

morsels · crumbs · smattering · hint · modicum

Family

cartload

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G