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barrowload

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The amount that fills a barrow.

Examples

“Thousands of men wheeled millions of barrowloads of earth and rocks for hundreds of weeks—dumping, loading till solid ground was made on which the C.P.R. could found their dream⟳.”
“[...] the 9.7 is routed into one of the other platforms to leave⟳ Platform No. 8 clear for the "Mail" and save⟳ the station staff a hurried transfer⟳ of a dozen or more barrowloads of mailbags.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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