loading

noun

load·​ing ˈlō-diŋ How to pronounce loading (audio)
1
: a cargo, weight, or stress placed on something
2
3
: material used to load something : filler

Examples of loading in a Sentence

the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit
Recent Examples on the Web Many users also found the Dueling Rockets set-up to have a sturdier base and easier rocket loading system. Erica Puisis, Parents, 9 Mar. 2024 The warehouse doesn’t yet have a proper driveway for an eighteen-wheeler, but after some convincing, the truck driver maneuvered the 40-foot container as close to the loading area as possible. Charles W. McFarlane, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024 According to DownDetector, the majority of users reported problems with loading posts on the app. The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024 These include addressing loading screen issues and the world date experiencing rollbacks. Tom Warren, The Verge, 24 Jan. 2024 Some have to have their rotor blades removed to fit through the loading door to the convention floor. Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024 That loading dock with its 17 roll-up doors on the west end of the old T&P passenger station was the home of the Railway Express in Fort Worth for 44 years (1931-1975). Richard Selcer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024 This is the factual foundation of the front-end loading argument. Jack Guttentag, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024 Every few minutes, more ambulances arrived in the loading area and wounded people were carried on stretchers to the left by medical workers to the emergency room, part of which is housed in a tent because the hospital can't accommodate all of the injured people inside. Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of loading was in the 15th century

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Cite this Entry

“Loading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loading. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

loading

noun
load·​ing
1
a
: the amount or degree to which something is or can be loaded
b
: administration of a factor or substance to the body or a bodily system in sufficient quantity to test capacity to deal with it
2
: the relative contribution of each component factor in a psychological test or in an experimental, clinical, or social situation

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