busload
Full coach complement
A busload is the number of people or amount of cargo that fills a bus.
The word usually emphasizes quantity rather than the vehicle itself: A busload of tourists descended on the museum.
Often used figuratively for any large group arriving together.
Transported travelers
- seatingAvailable places to sit
- fullMaximum extent reached
- occupancyState of inhabiting space
- limitMaximum allowed extent
packed · maximum · standing room · overcrowded · forty · fifty · space · overflow
Groups of twelve
- scoresAchieves points; many
- throngDense pressing crowd
- crowdLarge public gathering
- hordeDisorganized, overwhelming crowd
mass · wave · influx · stream · flood · swarm · batch · group
Founding organizational document
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
- pickupSmall open-bed truck
dropoff · departure · arrival · schedule · coordinator · driver · route · rest stop
Filled to capacity
- jam-packedExtremely crowded or full
- crammedOverfilled or overstuffed
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
- squeezedPressed firmly together
overflowing · shoulder-to-shoulder · elbow-to-elbow · standing room only · sardines · crush · piled in · heaving
Visitors exploring notable places
- day-trippersVisitors returning same evening
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
- schoolchildrenYoung students in education
- seniorsOldest in a group
pilgrims · excursionists · tour group · guided · matching shirts · name tags · wristbands · herded
passengers
Transported travelers
limit · packed · maximum · standing room · overcrowded · forty · fifty · space · overflow · headcount
dozens
Groups of twelve
horde · mass · wave · influx · stream · flood · swarm · batch · group · contingent
charter
Founding organizational document
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- itineraryPlanned sequence of destinations
pickup · dropoff · departure · arrival · schedule · coordinator · driver · route · rest stop · headcount
packed
Filled to capacity
- jam-packedExtremely crowded or full
- crammedOverfilled or overstuffed
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
squeezed · overflowing · shoulder-to-shoulder · elbow-to-elbow · standing room only · sardines · crush · piled in · heaving · bursting
sightseers
Visitors exploring notable places
- day-trippersVisitors returning same evening
- visitorsPeople who come temporarily
- schoolchildrenYoung students in education
seniors · pilgrims · excursionists · tour group · guided · matching shirts · name tags · wristbands · herded · disembarking
busloadhandful
Amount a palm holds
individual · single person · few · trickle · smattering