loading
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Synonyms
burden, cargo, draft, freight, haul, lading, load, payload, weight
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Officers found Dunkley at 9:18 p.m. April 18 on the ground in the open-air loading area between two rows of units at CubeSmart self-storage in the 3500 block of Behrman Highway. — Hanna Krueger, NOLA.com, "Man arrested in April fatal shooting at Algiers storage facility: NOPD," 8 May 2018 Still, the industry is working on safety measures to reduce losses further, such as verifying container weights and establishing standard practices for loading containers onto ships. — Erica E. Phillips, WSJ, "Today’s Logistics Report: China Bites Apple; Cargo Lost at Sea; Leasing into Freighters," 4 Jan. 2019 Cases are packed in a truck in the loading area at Southern Glazer’s on a recent day. — Christopher Mims, WSJ, "This Thriving City—and Many Others—Could Soon Be Disrupted by Robots," 9 Feb. 2019 The blast occurred just after midnight at a loading area next to the plant operated by the Hebei Shenghua Chemical Industry Co. Ltd., according to a statement from the Zhangjiakou city government. — Christopher Bodeen, The Seattle Times, "22 dead in blast outside northern China chemical plant," 28 Nov. 2018 When standing the loading area for Slinky Dog Dash, look in the upper right-hand corner of Andy’s crayon art on the far wall. — Dewayne Bevil, OrlandoSentinel.com, "What we didn't tell you about Disney's Toy Story Land," 5 July 2018 Park at the area between Lowe's lumber loading area and Revolution Laser Tag. — Caroline Blackmon, Detroit Free Press, "Road closures, traffic and parking for Detroit fireworks," 25 June 2018 The building has ceilings that range from 14 to 17 feet, an elevated loading area, a 1,000-square-foot mezzanine and a storage basement of equal size. — New York Times, "Recent Commercial Real Estate Transactions," 5 June 2018 The facility will have a garage door in back for a loading area. — Amy Lavalley, Post-Tribune, "Valparaiso food pantry plans to reopen after flooding: 'It's the house that love built'," 23 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'loading.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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