Meanings
unloadable1
- not comparableNot loadable; that cannot be loaded.
This was sometimes repeated again and again, the rings remaining in the rifling until the weapon was unloadable.
1907, William Wellington Greener, The Gun and Its Development
unloadable2
- not comparableCapable of being unloaded.
2001, Cheek et al, Tru64 UNIX System Administrator's Guide […] may or may not be dynamically unloadable […]
1 more example
With standardization, a type of car could be built that would be readily unloadable and fitted for a back haul.
1918, Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Origin
unloadable · adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishloadable
- Englishunloadable
unloadable · adjective
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
- Proto-Germanic*anda-
- Proto-West Germanic*anda-
- Old Englishand-
- Old Englishon-
- Middle Englishon-
- Englishun-
- Englishload
- Englishunload
- Englishunloadable
Cite this entry
unloadable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unloadable
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