Busload

//ˈbʌsˌloʊd// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The amount that can fit on a bus.

    "In the Chinning township, two busloads of tourists from the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang swamp a shop selling knives recast from the remains of the shells fired onto the island by Chinese troops."

  2. 2
    the quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry wordnet

Synonyms

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abundancearseloadassloadboatloadbrimfulbucketful

Example

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"In the Chinning township, two busloads of tourists from the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang swamp a shop selling knives recast from the remains of the shells fired onto the island by Chinese troops."

Etymology

From bus + load.

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