carload
[
kahr
-lohd]
/ˈkɑrˌloʊd/
noun
1.
the amount carried by a
car
, especially a
freight car
.
2.
the legal minimum weight entitling a railroad shipper to a rate
(carload rate)
lower than that charged for less than this weight.
Origin
1850-55,
Americanism;
car
1
+
load