wagonful

Definitions

The amount that will fit in a wagon.

Equivalents

Examples

“So I reflected, having nothing better to do, when my wagonful of pilgrims had dropped out of sight in the fog--as a pebble drops into the lake--leaving me with the house to myself; and presently, as I sat at the window, I heard a white-throated sparrow singing outside.”

“We were obliged to wait⟳ at Camp MacDowell for Sergeant Stone to arrive⟳ with our wagonful of household goods, and then, after a mighty weeding out and repacking, we set⟳ forth once more, with a good team of mules and a good driver, to join⟳ the command.”

“The station rests on nearly 300 piles, some driven in to a depth of 25 ft., and 3,000 wagonsful of spoil⟳ were used to fill⟳ the site to avoid⟳ the risk⟳ of flooding.”

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