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train⋅load

  [treyn-lohd]
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–noun Railroads.
1. the cargo or passenger capacity of a train.
2. a specified minimum number of loaded cars or tons of cargo necessary to secure a special rate (trainload rate).
Origin:
1880–85; train + load
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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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