planeloads

Capacity of aircraft

Planeloads refers to the quantity of passengers or cargo that fills aircraft, used to convey large amounts being transported by air: Planeloads of refugees arrived daily, They shipped planeloads of supplies to the disaster zone.

The word emphasizes volume and often suggests urgency or scale of an operation.

quantity

passengers

Transported travelers

refugees · migrants · deportees · troops · fans · pilgrims · workers · holidaymakers · aid workers · diplomats

cargo

freight

Goods being transported

humanitarian aid · medical supplies · relief supplies · equipment · pallets · containers · perishables · commodities · imports · exports

travel

charter

Founding organizational document

disembarkation · tarmac · terminal · customs · immigration · baggage claim · package holidays · destinations · airports · carriers

Opposites
quantity/scale

planeloadsa handful

Small amount grasped

individual · trickle · few · scattering · smattering

quantity/volume

planeloadsa handful

Small amount grasped

a few · none · nobody · a couple · dribs and drabs

Family

planeload

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G