underload

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noun

An insufficient load.

“an underloaded aircraft”

Opposite
overload
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Meanings

noununderload (plural underloads)

plural underloads

  1. An insufficient load.
verbunderload (third-person singular simple present underloads, present participle underloading, simple past and past participle underloaded)

present singular third person underloads · participle present underloading · participle past underloaded · past underloaded

  1. transitiveTo load insufficiently.

    an underloaded aircraft

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
overload
Opposite
overload

Origin

From under- + load.

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Cite this entry
APA

underload. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underload

MLA

“underload.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underload. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underload,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underload.

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