trainload

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Recent Examples of trainload Modern-day Vanderbilts should expect a trainload of paperwork. Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2023 Camps and sanitariums opened for business, and welcomed trainload upon trainload of them. Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022 In the waning days of the war, in April 1865, Confederate President Jefferson Davis fled Richmond with a trainload of what was left of the Confederate treasury in gold and silver. Washington Post, 2 May 2022 The Russian Defense Ministry released footage of a trainload of armored vehicles leaving Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014. Jill Lawless, ajc, 16 Feb. 2022 See All Example Sentences for trainload
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainload
Noun
  • Tarantino gives us a stunt driver (Kurt Russell) who gets off on killing carloads of unsuspecting females.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
  • Revenue ton miles, the preferred volume metric for the company, increased 0.5 percent, while carloads decreased 2.2 percent.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Fans have been given a wagonload of Duttons since Costner blazed the trail.
    Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Soon 300,000 copies were in circulation, generating plaudits and hate mail by the wagonload.
    James Marcus, WSJ, 4 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • But shiploads of Chinese passengers continued to journey across the ocean, finding ways around the law.
    Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Giuliani said the fabric was initially used by sailors to cover shiploads, produce sails and eventually worn as workwear.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Palm trees were brought in by the truckload, beach scenes were staged with vintage convertibles and bikini runway tours, and construction began on a three-story, 35,000-square-foot venue at 1 Ocean Drive.
    Nikki Beach Club, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
  • In the morning, over demitasses and backgammon, buyers and sellers negotiated the day’s wholesale price as truckloads of worms waited outside.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Weighing approximately 81 lbs (37 kg), the Jumper Go supports a maximum payload of 450 lbs (204 kg), including a rear rack capable of carrying up to 150 lbs (68 kg) of cargo.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 July 2025
  • Inside is precious cargo — dozens of carne asada burritos, hand-wrapped in tinfoil.
    Yasara Gunawardena, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Amazon Prime Day is right around the corner (taking place July 8 to 11), meaning a boatload of Prime Day furniture deals on just about every type of seating and storage under the sun is about to drop its anchor.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2025
  • Stay in an oceanfront cottage, book a paddleboard tour, and eat a boatload of whatever is fresh at seafood shacks like Sam & Omie’s, which has been around since 1937.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • These imports will only be allowed entry into India using ocean freight via the Nhava Sheva Port (also known as Jawaharlal Nehru Port) in Mumbai.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 July 2025
  • By law, interstate freight truck drivers cannot exceed 11 hours on the road.
    Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2025

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“Trainload.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trainload. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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