wagonload

English

Etymology

From wagon +‎ load.

Noun

wagonload (plural wagonloads)

1. The amount that can be loaded onto a wagon.
2. The load of a wagon.
3. (railways) A type of freight train service in which individual wagons have separate destinations and/or cargos.
   • 1961 September, B. Perren, “The Tilbury Line serves industrial North Thameside”, in Modern Railways, page 359:

     This firm regularly consigns margarine in palletised wagon-loads to a wide variety of destinations.

   • 2021 June 2, “Tinsley reborn...”, in RAIL, number 932, page 33:

     Tinsley Yard in Sheffield was once one of the largest and most advanced 'hump' marshalling yards in the world. But a decline in wagonload freight led to its swift demise and much of the site has lain derelict since the 1980s. MICHAEL RHODES examines this rise and fall in Tinsley's fortunes, and the new lease of life it has been offered by rising container traffic

4. (informal) A very large amount.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lot

Translations

amount that can be loaded on a wagon

• Latin: vehis m
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