Meaning

noun a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile

noun the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥sós Proto-Celtic *karros Gaulish *karrosbor. Latin carrus Anglo-Norman carrebor. Middle English carre English car English load English carload From car + load.

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