lorryload

Full truck's contents

A lorryload is the amount a lorry can carry—a truckload.

British English uses this where American English would say truckload.

The word often emphasizes large quantity: A lorryload of bricks arrived this morning.

Like similar compounds, it serves as a rough unit of measurement for bulk goods.

weight

heavy

Of great mass

burdensome · cumbersome · hefty · substantial · overloaded · massive · dense · solid · tonnage · payload

cargo

freight

Goods being transported

merchandise · commodities · haulage · inventory · stock · wares · products · supplies · materials · equipment

transport

freight

Goods being transported

dispatch · distribution · carrier · transit · shipping · conveyance · carriage · delivery · articulated · roadway

quantity

amount

Total quantity present

  • volumeAmount of space filled
  • massQuantity of matter
  • tonsLarge quantities, informally

hundreds · thousands · abundance · multitude · plethora · dozens · scores · bushels · barrels · gallons

Opposites
quantity/amount

lorryloadhandful

Amount a palm holds

pinch · smidgen · trace · morsel · crumb

Family

load, unload, loads, loaded, overload, lorry, loading, upload, unloading

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G