Thesaurus results for TRAINLOAD

trainload

noun

Definition of trainload

as in carload

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Recent Examples of trainload The trainload of passengers, now kitted out for a jungle excursion, stepped out into tropical heat and loaded into a caravan of open-air jeeps to explore the park. — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 16 July 2025 North Korea delivered trainloads of weapons and ammunition, including millions of artillery rounds and ballistic missiles and launchers, in direct violation of multiple UN Security Council resolutions. — Antony J. Blinken, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024 Russia’s importation of fuel from Belarus—a single trainload consisting of less than half a percent of Russia’s weekly gasoline consumption—does not indicate that Russia is experiencing a nationwide fuel shortage. — Sergey Vakulenko, Foreign Affairs, 25 June 2024 Modern-day Vanderbilts should expect a trainload of paperwork. — Lucy Alexander, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2023 See All Example Sentences for trainload

Recent Examples of Synonyms for trainload

Noun

Two van-loads, four carloads and a whole team of volunteers transported the hefty amount of donations.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026
The children, their mother and Covington hauled carloads of belongings to their new place.

— Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2026

Definition of carload

Noun

Planters simply replaced the dead with fresh shiploads of Africans.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 May 2026
Family zones, adult hideaways, a massive lagoon and a lively retail village are stitched together to handle shiploads of passengers without losing the upbeat, beach-day vibe.

— David Dickstein, Oc Register, 6 May 2026

Definition of shipload

Noun

From South Bend to Baton Rouge, all the way to Knoxville or Oxford, and out to Salt Lake City, fans will invade these towns by the truckload to experience one of the biggest weekends in recent memory with so much on the line.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
The less-than-truckload (LTL) market further tightened in the third quarter, as more carriers with spare terminal capacity picked up freight that truckload carriers can no longer move cheaply or reliably.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of truckload

Noun

Smaller cargo drones transported emergency medical supplies into areas inaccessible to conventional rescue vehicles.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Sometimes the smugglers take their human cargo the entire 80 miles from the Dominican Republic to the western banks of Puerto Rico.

— Pedro Portal, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of cargo

Noun

Saint Paul, who transferred to Hersey from Stevenson in the spring, has received a boatload of Power Four attention, recently adding Penn State to a list of 14 offers that includes Illinois, Northwestern, Texas A&M and UCLA.

— Harris Horowitz, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Amazon Prime Day is here (and running through Wednesday), meaning a boatload of Prime Day furniture deals on almost every type of seating and storage just dropped.

— Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of boatload

Noun

The hires come as OneRail expands a platform that coordinates retailers’ own fleets, parcel shipments, less-than-truckload freight and local couriers.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026
And because freight-yard check-ins account for only a small part of overall transportation costs, any savings would need to add up across many facilities to have a noticeable impact on what families pay.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 13 Nov. 2026