trainload

American  

[treyn-lohd] / ˈtreɪnˌloʊd /

noun

Railroads.

1. the cargo or passenger capacity of a train.

2. a specified minimum number of loaded loaded cars or tons of cargo necessary to secure a special rate trainloadrate.

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Etymology

Origin of trainload

First recorded in 1880–85; train + load

Example Sentences

A trainload of Czech equipment arrived Sunday and another was en route Monday, though blocking off such shipments will clearly be a key Russian priority.

From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2022

Camps and sanitariums opened for business, and welcomed trainload upon trainload of them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2022

One crew member on a high-speed train has close contact with an infected person, and a trainload of passengers is sent to quarantine for mass testing.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2021

Many were nervous after Hungary tried to transport a trainload of migrants heading for Austria into a camp on Thursday.

From The Guardian • Sep. 5, 2015

“Probably not But you never know. There could be a whole trainload of Rusty skeletons in there.”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld