"trainload" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trainloads [plural]
Etymology: From train + load. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|train|load}} train + load Head templates: {{en-noun}} trainload (plural trainloads)
  1. (rail transport) The amount that can be transported by a train. Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-trainload-en-noun-BGm54zk~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport
  2. (by extension) A large amount. Tags: broadly Synonyms: lot
    Sense id: en-trainload-en-noun-bHaDYSA0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: trainful, train load

Inflected forms

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