shiploads
Huge maritime hauls
Shiploads is the plural of shipload, meaning a quantity sufficient to fill a ship.
More commonly used figuratively to mean a very large amount: They brought back shiploads of souvenirs from their trip.
The word emphasizes abundance or excess, similar to boatloads but suggesting even greater volume.
Large quantities, informally
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- volumeAmount of space filled
- quantitiesMeasured amounts or numbers
- bulkMain mass or size
amounts · heaps · mountains · abundance · multitude · scores · droves · masses
Objects for holding things
- cratesSturdy shipping containers
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
- commoditiesTradeable raw materials
freight · consignment · imports · exports · parcels · packages · pallets · boxes
tons
Large quantities, informally
- massiveExtremely large and heavy
- volumeAmount of space filled
- quantitiesMeasured amounts or numbers
bulk · amounts · heaps · mountains · abundance · multitude · scores · droves · masses · boatloads
containers
Objects for holding things
- cratesSturdy shipping containers
- goodsThings for sale
- merchandiseCommercial products offered
commodities · freight · consignment · imports · exports · parcels · packages · pallets · boxes · wares
voyage
Journey by sea
oceanic · seafaring · vessels · harbors · ports · docks · anchored · fleet · galleons · tankers
imports
Goods brought in
trading · wholesale · supply · distribution · smuggled · contraband · spices · silk · tea · treasures