shipload

[ ship-lohd ]

/ ˈʃɪpˌloʊd /

a full load for a ship

the cargo or load carried by a ship.

Origin of shipload

First recorded in 1630–40; ship¹ + load

We were more like a shipload of lunatics than anything else when we ran in under Morro Castle, and anchored in Havana.

Man Overboard! |F(rancis) Marion Crawford
This is something which probably never happened with any other shipload.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume XXXI, 1640 |Diego Aduarte
If there is a story of famine, far or near, I send food by the shipload.

Through the Eye of the Needle |William Dean Howells
He therefore gave him his freedom, and presented him with a shipload of merchandise.

Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers |W. A. Clouston

But the Dartmouth captain had tried again, and had been eminently successful, bringing home a shipload of rich booty.

Sea-Dogs All! |Tom Bevan

shipload

/ (ˈʃɪpˌləʊd) /

the quantity carried by a ship