An amount of people or things that can be carried in one van.
a vanload of football fans on a day trip
Example sentencesExamples
On a project in Norway involving sonar work and diving in extreme conditions, Spencer drove for some 50 hours from Newcastle to Scandinavia with a vanload of equipment.
This forest seems to be a stopping-off place for lost travelers, such as the vanload of teens who are the focus of our story.
A vanload of police arrived; I think they sent as many as they could.
A vanload of senior citizens from Green Willows - the old folks home near the Erie Canal - is hobbling into Common Grounds.
The hope is to have at least a vanload of previously loved sports gear to pass on, so maybe it's time to clear out the garage.
Burglars are often undone by carelessness: some get caught red-handed, others are pulled in for traffic offences while driving a vanload of stolen goods.
Synonyms
cargo, freight, freightage, charge, burden
Definition of vanload in US English:
vanload
nounˈvanˌlōdˈvænˌloʊd
An amount of people or things that can be carried in one van.
a vanload of senior citizens
Example sentencesExamples
A vanload of police arrived; I think they sent as many as they could.
This forest seems to be a stopping-off place for lost travelers, such as the vanload of teens who are the focus of our story.
Burglars are often undone by carelessness: some get caught red-handed, others are pulled in for traffic offences while driving a vanload of stolen goods.
A vanload of senior citizens from Green Willows - the old folks home near the Erie Canal - is hobbling into Common Grounds.
The hope is to have at least a vanload of previously loved sports gear to pass on, so maybe it's time to clear out the garage.
On a project in Norway involving sonar work and diving in extreme conditions, Spencer drove for some 50 hours from Newcastle to Scandinavia with a vanload of equipment.