Trainload
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Trainload is a noun meaning (rail transport) The amount that can be transported by a train.
Meaning
(rail transport) The amount that can be transported by a train.
More Meanings
- (by extension) A large amount.
Example Sentences
You just bought yourself a trainload of trouble. I think you're now in over your head.
A shudder ran through Mr. Binnacle. Better a whole trainload of invigilators than this grotesque and solitary persecutor!
Has anything not gone to plan? "It is not possible to send a train load of humanitarian aid without a train load of bureaucracy to go with it. We live and learn...!"
On February 14, Mr. S. F. Sanders observed two trainloads of football supporters from Bolton which were conveyed to Luton by Nos. 45710, Irresistible, and 45712, Victory, respectively.
Word Forms
- trainloads
- train load
Synonyms for trainload
Depending on context, synonyms include trainful, abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include carload, wagonload, cartload, trailerload, truckload, busload.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.