boatload
/ˈbəʊtləʊd/noun
1- an amount of cargo or number of passengers which will fill a ship or boat船的装载量, 一船：
a boatload of coal.
一船煤。
1.1
- informal a large number of people〈非正式〉一大批人：
the company has signed a boatload of distributors for the new product.
公司为新产品与一大批分销商签了约。