loading bay
noun
chiefly British
: an area at the side of a building where goods are loaded onto and unloaded from vehicles
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Prairie worked backward, starting at the loading bay where the team’s trash left the building.
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Carlton Gillespie, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
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Carlton Gillespie, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026
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“Loading bay.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loading%20bay. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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