trainload

[ treyn-lohd ]

/ ˈtreɪnˌloʊd /

noun Railroads.

the cargo or passenger capacity of a train.

a specified minimum number of loaded cars or tons of cargo necessary to secure a special rate (trainloadrate ).

Origin of trainload

First recorded in 1880–85; train + load

Words nearby trainload

training shoes, training table, training wall, training wheels, trainline, trainload, trainman, trainmaster, train of thought, train oil, trainshed

Example sentences from the Web for trainload

The expenses of operation must be more uniformly distributed over the cargo than in the case of a trainload.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley
From below, trainload after trainload of British regulars were coming up to the danger point, feted and cheered at every station.
The Great Boer War|Arthur Conan Doyle
Like Mudge, Symes was convinced that out of a trainload of Homeseekers some of them would "stick."
The Lady Doc|Caroline Lockhart
Occasionally a few hundred men, women and children will be taken into the mountains by the trainload for a few days' outing.
The Red Conspiracy|Joseph J. Mereto

The trainload is generally adopted today as the unit of operation, measuring the cost of service.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley

单词	trainload
释义	trainload [ treyn-lohd ] / ˈtreɪnˌloʊd / noun Railroads. the cargo or passenger capacity of a train. a specified minimum number of loaded cars or tons of cargo necessary to secure a special rate (trainloadrate ). Origin of trainload First recorded in 1880–85; train + load Words nearby trainload training shoes, training table, training wall, training wheels, trainline, trainload, trainman, trainmaster, train of thought, train oil, trainshed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trainload The expenses of operation must be more uniformly distributed over the cargo than in the case of a trainload. Railroads: Rates and Regulations\|William Z. Ripley From below, trainload after trainload of British regulars were coming up to the danger point, feted and cheered at every station. The Great Boer War\|Arthur Conan Doyle Like Mudge, Symes was convinced that out of a trainload of Homeseekers some of them would "stick." The Lady Doc\|Caroline Lockhart Occasionally a few hundred men, women and children will be taken into the mountains by the trainload for a few days' outing. The Red Conspiracy\|Joseph J. Mereto The trainload is generally adopted today as the unit of operation, measuring the cost of service. Railroads: Rates and Regulations\|William Z. Ripley
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