trainloads

noun

plural of trainload
as in truckloads

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  1. truckloads
  2. carloads
  3. shiploads
  4. boatloads
  5. loads
Noun
  • Tons of truckloads arrive at Texas grocers and restaurants, ready to be roasted and eaten in enchiladas, queso, tamales and even margaritas.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Aug. 2026
  • With gallons of sunscreen, truckloads of ice and innovative hot-weather treats like upside-down sundaes, day camps are keeping thousands of kids cool in Hotlanta’s record-breaking temperatures.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 24 July 2026
Definition of truckloads
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 carloads
Noun
  • Planters simply replaced the dead with fresh shiploads of Africans.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 May 2026
  • Adding insult to injury, Argentina has suspended its export tax and was rewarded with Chinese orders last month for 20 shiploads of soybeans, deepening a market downturn for American growers.
    — Patricia Lopez, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Definition of shiploads
Noun
  • The government is issuing boatloads of Treasurys to pay for our huge budget deficit and to refinance trillions of dollars in existing debt that is coming due.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Marketers, in particular, have boatloads of insight into the diverse desires and habits of target audiences.
    — Alex Cooper, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Definition of boatloads
Noun
  • The type of helicopter that crashed can carry heavy loads and is commonly used in firefighting operations, with the ability to carry a more than 2,000-gallon tank.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
  • When temperatures exceed 110°F, passenger planes must consider lightening their loads.
    — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
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