planeload

noun

plane·​load ˈplān-ˌlōd How to pronounce planeload (audio)
: a load that fills an airplane

Examples of planeload in a Sentence

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The visa sanctions issued by the State Department, and enhanced inspections from Customs and Border Protection, will remain in effect until the first planeload of Colombian deportees is successfully returned. Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025 Leavitt said the visa restrictions and enhanced inspections will remain in effect until the first planeload of Colombian deportees is successfully returned to Colombia. Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025 Like many of his generation, Falcon came to the U.S. as a young boy as part of the Freedom Flights, a series of planeloads of Cubans fleeing Fidel Castro’s Cuba for a better life. T.j. English, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024 Iran responded by sending planeloads of food and allowing Qatar airways to fly over its land. Allen Fromherz / Made By History, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for planeload 

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of planeload was in 1925

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“Planeload.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/planeload. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.

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