Home › Words › S › shiploadshipload/ˈʃɪpˌloʊd/shipload means the amount (of cargo) that a ship can carry.shipload is pronounced /ˈʃɪpˌloʊd/.EtymologyFrom ship + load.nounThe amount (of cargo) that a ship can carry.Minced oath of shitload.e.g.“But, providing you have access to a shipload of coloured pencils and a naughty boy to sharpen them, they are a good and valid classroom method with a variety of applications.” — 2006 April 18, Philip Beadle, “Mind maps: rubbish in theory, but handy in practice”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.deckload 78% match — An amount of cargo carried on the deck of a ship. vs shipload →wagonload 73% match — The amount that can be loaded onto a wagon. vs shipload →boatload 72% match — Cargo or passengers that fill a boat. vs shipload →containerload 71% match — An amount of goods shipped in a container, especially a shipping container. vs shipload →trainload 70% match — The amount that can be transported by a train. vs shipload →cartload 70% match — The amount that a cart can carry. vs shipload →lorryload 67% match — As much as a lorry can hold; a truckload. vs shipload →drayload 66% match — The amount (of material or goods) that can be loaded onto a dray. vs shipload →