unloading

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noun

The act by which something is unloaded.

Opposite
loading
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of unload
noununloading (plural unloadings)

plural unloadings

  1. The act by which something is unloaded.

    Traders have been successfully indoctrinated with the necessity of quick unloading - or else seeing their coal hauled away again - [...]

    1964 March, “Coal concentration in Birmingham”, in Modern Railways, page 152

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.

Opposite
loading
Broader
handling
Also see
dischargeejaculation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan descàrrega
  • descàrregathe act
Danish losning, aflæsning
  • losningthe act
  • aflæsningthe act
  • afsætningthe act
French déchargement
  • déchargementthe act
Indonesian pembongkaran
  • pembongkaranthe act
Malay pemunggahan
  • pemunggahanthe act
Norwegian Bokmål lossing
  • lossingthe act
Polish wyładowanie
  • wyładowaniethe act
Spanish descarga
  • descargathe act

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

gonadulin
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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