busload

noun

bus·​load ˈbəs-ˌlōd How to pronounce busload (audio)
: a load that fills a bus
busloads of tourists

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Once the flames come roaring into town, however, Kevin will be the only one in a position to drive a busload of elementary-schoolers, along with their teacher, Mary Ludwig (America Ferrera), through the downright biblical flames and out to safety. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Sep. 2025 Matsuda also took two busloads of the district’s students to Manzanar in 2017 for the 75th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025 Earlier this month, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to restrict commercial tours in Pacific Palisades, where busloads of tourists pass through neighborhoods to glimpse the aftermath of January’s devastating wildfires. Lila Hempel-Edgers july 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2025 For every Dropkick Murphys, there was a busload of YouTube influencers that could somehow come in and sell out the place. Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for busload

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of busload was in 1854

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“Busload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/busload. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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