Busload (Noun)
Meaning
The quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- A busload of students from the school boarded the bus for their annual trip to the amusement park.
- The driver couldn't accept more passengers since he already had a full busload of commuters going downtown.
- Each of the four buses in the fleet could accommodate a maximum busload of 55 people, including the driver.
- According to the manifest, a busload of goods from the factory would arrive at the warehouse around 5 PM.
- When a single bus breaks down, a new one has to be called to take the busload of passengers to their destination.