truckful
1
2.7
- noun
- /ˈtrʌkfəl/
- US
:
carga de camión
- On stage, Uncle Roy and his Red Creek Wranglers were providing a twangy background, a potent mixture of slide guitar and yodeling that came at you like a truckful of turkeys.
Examples
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The farmer delivered a truckful of fresh vegetables to the market this morning.
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I mean, a guy doesn't just up and hijack a truck-- truckful of cash and cologne to get himself rubbed out.
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- Stoney saw a truckful of 'em in town.
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Across the street, a truckful of men from the Parks Department attended to some of our dying elms.
Fiction book (1994) -
Truckful, hell.
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-A truckful of cologne.
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A truckful of chickens passed us—stacks and stacks of crates, strewing feathers.
Fiction book (1998) -
The last time your correspondent saw him, he was driving a truckful of boisterous young men from polling station to polling station, waving ZANU flags, knives, and crowbars.
Fiction book (2002) -
Besides, she didn't want to have to act grateful to Betty for the flowers when Betty had failed to be grateful for the job of delivering them, when all Betty had to say was could her brother read Samuel Beckett aloud to her en route so she wouldn't have to vegetate in a truckful of carnations.
Fiction book (1993) -
After the storm, the cleanup crew arrived with a truckful of debris removal equipment.
Synonyms
45
2.9
A very large amount about as much as fills a truck
18
3.5
A very large amount of something
9
2.9
A large number of people or things that fill a car
2
3.5
An amount that fills a cart, often meaning a very large quantity
1
3.4
An amount of goods that fills a van
1
4.5
A very large amount, like enough to fill a wagon
1
2.5
The amount of fuel a tank can hold
1
3.0
A full load that fills a cart
1
8.1
An amount large enough to fill a ship with goods or people
An amount that fills a wagon
The amount that fills a container
An amount that fills a bin
A full load of people or things in a boat
How Much
- US
45
2.9
- US
1
2.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word truckful comes from truck (a vehicle that carries things) and the ending -ful, which means 'full of', like in handful. So a truckful is an amount that fills a truck.