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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LOADING, ppr. Charging with a load; burdening; encumbering; charging, as a gun.
LOADING, n. A cargo; a burden; also, any thing that makes part of a load.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: weight to be borne or conveyed [syn: load, loading, burden]
2: a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time; "the system broke down under excessive loads" [syn: load, loading]
3: the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
4: goods carried by a large vehicle [syn: cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment]
5: the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.; "the loading took 2 hours" [ant: unloading]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century 1. a cargo, weight, or stress placed on something 2. load 12 3. material used to load something ; filler

U.S. Military Dictionary

(*) The process of putting personnel, materiel, supplies and other freight on board ships, aircraft, trains, road vehicles, or other means of conveyance. See also embarkation.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 Electr. the maximum current or power taken by an appliance. 2 an increase in an insurance premium due to a factor increasing the risk involved (see LOAD v. 8). 3 Austral. an increment added to a basic wage for special skills etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Load Load, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Loaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Loading. Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.] 1. To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon. I strive all in vain to load the cart. --Gascoigne. I have loaden me with many spoils. --Shak. Those honors deep and broad, wherewith Your majesty loads our house. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Loading Load"ing, n. 1. The act of putting a load on or into. 2. A load; cargo; burden. --Shak.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see load

Moby Thesaurus

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