busload

noun

bus·​load ˈbəs-ˌlōd How to pronounce busload (audio)
: a load that fills a bus
busloads of tourists

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The Venezuelans had instead been driven from their country in overwhelming numbers by the almost complete collapse of the economy, arriving conspicuously by the busload and without a network to put them on a path to self-sufficiency. Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024 Today, the cathedral built in the nineteenth century on the site of St. Vladimir’s baptism still attracts busload after busload of Russian tourists through the summer months. Susan Richards, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2014 After a busload of migrants were dropped off at the vice presidential residence in a bid by GOP governors to embarrass her, Emhoff went outside to talk with them as a human being about their struggle. Francesca Chambers, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024 On Monday, 10 people were arrested for blocking busloads of temporary nurses from entering the Honolulu hospital where nurses are calling for safer patient-nurse ratios. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for busload 

Word History

First Known Use

1854, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of busload was in 1854

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“Busload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/busload. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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