off-load

verb

(ˌ)ȯf-ˈlōd How to pronounce off-load (audio)
ˈȯf-ˌlōd
off-loaded; off-loading; off-loads
: unload

Examples of off-load in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Last year, the Port of San Diego became the first in North America to install a pair of all-electric cranes to load and off-load heavy cargo. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2024 Settle in for the fresh catch while watching boats off-load their fish at an atmospheric restaurant like Harbor Docks at the Destin Harbor. Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024 One upside of bowl games fighting for a foothold is that television still covets live events to off-load its inventory of commercials. Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Dec. 2023 By increasing its private partnerships, Animal Services could off-load more rescue and adoption work, thereby raising its live-release rate and saving money. Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023 Without government contracts, the gun’s sales languished, and in 1959 ArmaLite moved to off-load the product, selling manufacturing rights to Colt. Colin Dickey, The New Republic, 23 Oct. 2023 Last month, the port became the first in North America to install a pair of all-electric cranes to load and off-load heavy cargo. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023 The cranes will also significantly increase the lift capacity of cargoes on-loaded and off-loaded at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal from 100 metric tons to as much as 400 metric tons. Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2023 The descendants of William Ziegler, who made his fortune on baking powder, have owned Great Island for over a century and have been trying to off-load it since 2017, when it was first listed for $175 million. Darien, Connecticut, Curbed, 14 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of off-load was in 1850

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“Off-load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-load. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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