boatful

English

Etymology

From Middle English botefull, botfull, equivalent to boat +‎ -ful.

Noun

boatful (plural boatfuls or boatsful)

1. Enough of something to fill a boat, or a boat filled with the thing in question

   The city consumes boatfuls of fish every day.

   • 2007 January 1, Amy Cortese, “At Sea With a Book to Read, and the Author of It, Too”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Often sponsored by publishers, the cruises, aboard commercial liners, feature popular authors who give readings and seminars -- even knitting lessons -- to boatfuls of book lovers.

Translations

Translations

• Ido: bateledo (io)
• Italian: barcata f, barchettata (it) f
• Norman: bat'lée f, bèrtchie f

See also

• boatload