trainload

[ treyn-lohd ]

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 trainloadrate.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trainload¹

First recorded in 1880–85; train + load

Example Sentences

Höss spends his days overseeing the “processing” of trainloads of people, most sent directly to the gas chambers.

From Seattle Times

By the early 1900s, boxes of fruit were shipped by trainloads to destinations east.

From Seattle Times

Ukraine's railways have a different gauge to those in the rest of Europe, which means that every trainload of grain has to be transferred from one set of wagons to another at the border.

From BBC

Sound Transit told voters in its official campaign season plans their taxes will be reduced after capital projects get finished, but that clause leaves a trainload of wiggle room.

From Seattle Times

Instead of touring the country, he campaigned from the front porch of his Ohio farm, attracting trainloads of visitors.

From Washington Post