trainload
noun
train·load
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Definition of trainload
: the full freight or passenger capacity of a railroad train
also
: a load that fills a train
Examples of trainload in a Sentence
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The last trainload of coal rolled into the Navajo Generating Station near Page on Monday, marking the closure of the mine 78 miles away and starting a countdown for the plant's own darkening. — Ryan Randazzo, azcentral, "Last coal train rolls to Arizona power plant as closure looms for major polluter," 26 Aug. 2019 The excursions also are a boost to local communities, literally bringing trainloads of tourists. — Micah Walker, Detroit Free Press, "All aboard: Experience fall colors on these historic trains in Michigan," 11 Aug. 2019 Seeing China as its new dependency, Moscow sent thousands of Soviet engineers and workers and trainloads of manufacturing equipment during the 1950s. — Yaroslav Trofimov, WSJ, "The New Beijing-Moscow Axis," 1 Feb. 2019 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 Dakotaâs 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 Yorkersâ excrement is turning Alabama into a dumping ground for other statesâ waste. — Washington Post, "Alabama mayor: âPoop trainâ finally empty; sludge gone," 19 Apr. 2018 Some say the trainloads of New Yorkersâ excrement is turning Alabama into a dumping ground for other statesâ waste. — Washington Post, "Alabama mayor: âPoop trainâ 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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