CARLOAD


Meaning of CARLOAD in English

/kahr"lohd'/ , n.

1. the amount carried by a car, esp. 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.

[ 1850-55, Amer.; CAR 1 + LOAD ]

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