English Dictionary

crush load

名詞

(transport) The maximum number of passengers that can physically fit within a transit vehicle without requiring severe contortions by said passengers.

日本語の意味

公共交通機関において、乗客が無理な体勢（極端な曲げ伸ばしなど）を強いられることなく、物理的に安全かつ快適に収容可能な最大乗客数

During the morning commute, the train reached a crush load, forcing commuters to squeeze tightly against one another.

朝の通勤時間に、その電車は物理的に収容できる最大の乗客数に達し、乗客たちは互いにぎゅうぎゅうに詰め合わされていた。

意味（1）

(transport) The maximum number of passengers that can physically fit within a transit vehicle without requiring severe contortions by said passengers.

意味（2）

(transport) A situation in which one or more transit vehicles are carrying the maximum number of passengers that they can physically accommodate without requiring severe contortion of passengers.

The frequent occurrence of crush loads is indicative of a severely overloaded system requiring immediate improvements to increase its passenger capacity.

crush loads （ plural ）