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planeload

American  
[pleyn-lohd] / ˈpleɪnˌloʊd /

noun

  1. the amount of people or cargo an airplane can carry.


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The planeload of migrants deported from the US to El Salvador is scheduled to arrive in Maiquetía, Venezuela later on Friday.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2025

Meanwhile, Thailand sent three ministers to Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport to welcome the first planeload of Chinese tourists in years, in a bid to revive inbound tourism.

From Washington Times Jan. 11, 2023

Harris, the first female vice president, flew to Los Angeles for the occasion with a planeload of Democrats.

From New York Times Dec. 12, 2022

The meeting came a day ahead of the first American planeload expected to arrive in Pakistan with supplies.

From Seattle Times Sep. 8, 2022

We'll have a planeload of geophysicists down here in a few days to get all the scientific data possible out of this event.

From The Flaming Mountain by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)

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