Definition of "cartload" in inglés

noun

1. The amount that a cart can carry.

   • Two days of skirmishing outside the town were followed by a bold sortie headed by a dervish; and, as the result of this affair, a cartload of heads was sent as trophies to Constantinople.

2. (by extension) Any large amount.

3. (historical, specifically) A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.