0 the number of people or the amount of something that can be transported by a boat -- 船载量
One day, he saves a boatload of gunpowder from sabotage.
A boatload of coal was taken up the river in 1764 as a test.
One day he walked across the water to lead a boatload of fishermen through stormy waves to the safety of the shore.
I was in a fishing port not long ago and saw a couple of boatloads of fish come in.
We receive regular reports of the interception of boatloads of migrants; as a rule, these people are first brought to shore and taken care of.
Immigration has become a prominent political issue, as reports of boatloads of illegal immigrants or "clandestini" dominate news programmes, especially in the summertime.
She is a bit quirky, being a hopeless romantic and a boatload of advice.
Four boatloads of soldiers were despatched at night, though the sailors who rowed there were extremely pessimistic as to their chances.
