Trunkload

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A quantity sufficient to fill the trunk of a car US
"But Joseph’s mobile phone seemed permanently off, and we soon learned that he had been caught by the police with a trunkload of whiskey."

Synonyms

trunkful trunkful

Example

"But Joseph’s mobile phone seemed permanently off, and we soon learned that he had been caught by the police with a trunkload of whiskey."

Etymology

From trunk + load.

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