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Meanings of crateful in English

The quantity contained in a crate.

Synonyms
Examples for "crate"
Examples for "crate"
1
A moment later the same thing occurred with a second crate nearby.
Seveneves
2
Several men stepped forward from the crowd to help lift the crate.
Charlotte’s Web
3
Crouching in the shadow of the crate, Astro tensed for the attack.
The Revolt on Venus
4
Del Mar invited him to go into the crate, and he declined.
Michael, Brother of Jerry
5
I'd found the sixth crate exactly where Red Ken had left it.
Exit wound
Usage of crateful in English
1
It was where the ancient stereo and crateful of record albums were.
Four dukes and a devil
2
Their voucher for all they pay out is another ticket, on which is printed "forty-five quarts," or just a crateful.
Success with Small Fruits
3
"That's him." Sarel looked like he'd sucked a crateful of lemons for breakfast.
A beautiful place to die
4
"We sound like a crateful of frightened chickens."
Death Mask
Frequent collocations
Crateful through the time