busload

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bus·load

(bŭs′lōd′)

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

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busload

(ˈbʌsləʊd)

the number of passengers carried on a bus

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busload - the quantity of cargo or the number of passengers that a bus can carry

large indefinite amount, large indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is above the average in size or magnitude

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busload

[ˈbʌsləʊd] N → autobús m lleno
they came by the busload (fig) → vinieron en masa, vinieron en tropel

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