busload

noun

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

Examples of busload in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Tales of its existence percolated in Everglades City and points north for a hundred-plus years, with various people - including a busload of highly excited British tourists who swore the creature revealed itself to them in 1997 - finding massive footprints and claiming sightings. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2024 Lehrer upgraded the 53-acre 18th century grounds into a tourist destination, financed by busloads of cruise ship passengers paying to visit his small exhibition on cocoa processing. Nina Burleigh, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for busload 

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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 29 May. 2024.

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