trainload

Noun

trainload (plural trainloads)

1. The amount that can be transported by a train.
   • On February 14, Mr. S. F. Sanders observed two trainloads of football supporters from Bolton which were conveyed to Luton by Nos. 45710, Irresistible, and 45712, Victory, respectively.1953 April, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: London Midland Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 285
   • Experiments on steep inclines in the United States showed that washing the rails with a detergent to remove oil and grease resulted in a marked improvement; but conditioning the rails with a special neutralising chemical completely eliminated slipping on a bank on which it was so common as to...1956 May, “Eliminating Slipping of Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 280
2. (broadly) A large amount.
   • You just bought yourself a trainload of trouble. I think you're now in over your head.
   • A shudder ran through Mr. Binnacle. Better a whole trainload of invigilators than this grotesque and solitary persecutor!1926, Gerald William Bullett, The Baker's Cart: And Other Tales, page 164

   Synonyms:

   abundance, battalion, arseload, assload, bellyload, boatload, brimful, busload, bucketful, bucketload