busload

[ buhs-lohd ]

noun

1. an amount or number as great as a bus can hold.

Word History and Origins

Origin of busload¹

bus ¹ + load

Example Sentences

During our tasting, a band played and a busload of women celebrating a bridal shower arrived, adding to the lively atmosphere.

From Washington Post

During the Camp Fire, McKay navigates a busload of children through the flames, asking the two teachers on board to make a manifest of everyone’s names in case they didn’t survive.

From Outside Online

To this day, it’s still unclear exactly what the kidnappers did after they left Ed Ray and a busload of children buried alive.

From Vox

A busload of Republican election observers had arrived at the TCF Center, where votes were being tallied.

From Time

Why do Germans, who are better organized and wealthier than Italians, visit Italy by the busload just to eat?

From The Daily Beast

And “Busload Of Faith” in which the perpetually cranky Reed notes that “you need a busload of faith to get by.”

From The Daily Beast

They came by the busload from every corner of the country—including liberal South Jerusalem—singing "O Redeemer, come to Zion."

From The Daily Beast

Still, the busload of Japanese tourists in our hotel all seemed to have signed up for the Petra by Night show.

From The Daily Beast

Like all family reunions, this meeting has a ton of laughs, a few tears, and a busload of drama.

From The Daily Beast

They were so much quieter and more dignified than the rollicking busload of which I made one.

From Project Gutenberg