Definition

Noun: 1. The quantity of passengers or cargo that a bus can carry: The maximum number of people or amount of goods that a bus is designed or licensed to transport. 2. A large group of people, typically the number that would fill a bus: Used to describe a substantial number of people, often traveling together.

Usage

• The noun "busload" is used to quantify passengers or cargo in relation to a single bus.
• It is often preceded by an article ("a," "the") or a quantifier ("another," "every").
• It commonly appears in patterns like "a busload of [people/things]" or "busloads of [people/things]" for emphasis on a large quantity.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The school organized a trip for a busload of excited children.
  • The tour operator sent another busload of tourists to the historic site.
  • Protesters arrived by the busload to demonstrate in the city center.
  • Busloads of fans traveled across the country to see the final game.

Advanced Usage

• "by the busload": Used as an adverbial phrase to mean "in very large numbers" or "in quantities large enough to fill buses."
  • Donations for the food bank came in by the busload.

Variants and Related Words

• Busloads (n., plural): Multiple groups, each large enough to fill a bus.
  • Busloads of visitors arrive at the museum every day during the summer.

Synonyms

• Coachload (n., chiefly British): A similar term referring to the capacity of a coach (a long-distance bus).
• Carload (n.): The quantity a car can carry; used similarly for smaller vehicles.
• Multitude (n.): A large number of people or things (more general, not vehicle-specific).

Different Meanings

• The word "busload" specifically refers to the capacity or contents of a bus. It does not refer to the act of loading a bus, the bus itself, or the driver.

Noun

1. the quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry