busload

noun

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

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In one of the cases in which Antifa International intervened, dozens of activists in London last year physically prevented a busload of immigrants from being transported to a barge off southern England by slashing the vehicle’s tires and forming a blockade around the passenger bus for seven hours. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025 Today, Pamukkale and the ancient city of Hierapolis, which sprawls across the plateau above the white terraces, are part of a UNESCO World Heritage site that pulls in busloads of visitors. Barry Neild, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025 Tensions escalated across the country over immigration in 2023 after Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas began sending busloads of asylum seekers from Central and South America to Chicago and other cities, saying that his own state was unfairly overwhelmed by people crossing the border. New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025 The busload of men and women who arrived that day in September 2018, like the others before and after, came with hopes of creating better lives for themselves and their families. ProPublica, 13 Sep. 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 4 Nov. 2025.

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