how to pronounce boatload

/ˈbəʊt.ləʊd/

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boatload is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of boatload in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… um because so they sold a boatload of …”

meanings of boatload

noun:

A large quantity.
Cargo or passengers that fill a boat.

boatload frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word boatload occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics boatload can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that boatload can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) transport and travel;