1. the amount that a ship can carry; cargo capacity of a ship
Usage: nautical; plural of shipload
2. very large quantities of something
Usage: informal; hyperbolic usage

Examples

• The port handled several shiploads of grain each week.
• Shiploads of supplies were sent to the disaster area.
• The company imported shiploads of raw materials.
• We received shiploads of donations after the appeal.
• The warehouse stored shiploads of merchandise.
• Shiploads of tourists arrived at the island resort.