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train·load

 (trān′lōd′)
n.
The number of occupants or the amount of material that a passenger or freight train can hold.
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trainload

(ˈtreɪnˌləʊd)
n
the quantity of people or cargo sufficient to fill a train
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Noun1.trainload - quantity that can be carried by a traintrainload - quantity that can be carried by a train
load, loading - a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads"
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