busload

noun

busload

noun

US /ˈbʌsˌloʊd/

Etymology From bus + load.

1

The amount that can fit on a bus.

  • In the Chinning township, two busloads of tourists from the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang swamp a shop selling knives recast from the remains of the shells fired onto the island by Chinese troops.2009 May 19, “Taiwanese outpost reaps benefits of warming China ties”, in Terra Daily, AFP, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2014, Trade Wars:
  • Seattle was close enough to Vancouver that a busload of fans had made the journey […]2015, Sigmund Brouwer, Unleashed:
Synonyms
busful

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