trainload
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Definition of trainload
: the full freight or passenger capacity of a railroad train also : a load that fills a train
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The creation of low-pressure tubes carrying trainloads of commuters at speeds approaching 760 mph. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "In Defense of Elon Musk," 16 Oct. 2018 Typically, more than two-thirds of North Dakota’s soybean crop goes to China, shipped via ports in the Pacific Northwest: 60 pounds a bushel; 400,000 bushels carried by a 110-car train; just over five trainloads to fill a Panamax bulk ship. — Kyle Peterson, WSJ, "A Senate Barnburner in Farm Country," 7 Sep. 2018 Within months, roads were laid and trainloads of construction materials arrived in this once-quiet landscape. — Emily Strasser, Curbed, "A secret city opens up," 8 Aug. 2018 Some say the trainloads of New Yorkers’ excrement is turning Alabama into a dumping ground for other states’ waste. — Washington Post, "Alabama mayor: ‘Poop train’ finally empty; sludge gone," 19 Apr. 2018 Some say the trainloads of New Yorkers’ excrement is turning Alabama into a dumping ground for other states’ waste. — Washington Post, "Alabama mayor: ‘Poop train’ finally empty; sludge gone," 19 Apr. 2018 Some say the trainloads of New Yorkers’ excrement is turning Alabama into a dumping ground for other states’ waste. — Washington Post, "Alabama mayor: ‘Poop train’ finally empty; sludge gone," 19 Apr. 2018 Some say the trainloads of New Yorkers’ excrement is turning Alabama into a dumping ground for other states’ waste. — Washington Post, "Alabama mayor: ‘Poop train’ finally empty; sludge gone," 19 Apr. 2018 Some say the trainloads of New Yorkers’ excrement is turning Alabama into a dumping ground for other states’ waste. — Washington Post, "Alabama mayor: ‘Poop train’ finally empty; sludge gone," 19 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trainload.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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