n. a large number of something
syn:batch,deal,flock,good deal,great deal,hatful,heap,lot,mass,mess,mickle,mint,mountain,muckle,passel,peck,pile,plenty,pot,quite a little,sight,slew,spate,stack,tidy sum,wad
Despite a raft of city ordinances passed by an overzealous council, noise pollution continued unabated in the megalopolis.