ship·load

[ship-lohd]
noun
1.
a full load for a ship.
2.
the cargo or load carried by a ship.

Origin:
1630–40; ship + load

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shipload (ˈʃɪpˌləʊd) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
the quantity carried by a ship

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Shipload is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
Example sentences
The only reason for stopping was a little rest and relaxation for the shipload of soldiers.
In addition, there has been a shipload of pretty much all the remaining material and that ship will arrive shortly.
On the whole, this shipload was a much finer lot than those procured on the first trip.
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