loadings

noun

plural of loading
as in loads
a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit

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Recent Examples of loadings Tehran's crude loadings are down about 70% in August from 893,000 bpd last month. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Between March and June, LNG loadings from Qatar and the UAE declined by 35 billion cubic meters year-on-year, according to the International Energy Agency. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 In a report Monday, Windward said Kharg’s western terminal had seen no loadings for 22 consecutive days, the liquid petroleum gas terminal for 13 days and the eastern terminal for 10 days. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 As Fed chair, Greenspan relished poring over obscure economic data, from monthly boxcar loadings to steel production, all in a bid to assess where the economy was headed. — Paul Wiseman, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 Windward said more than two dozen tankers are confined west of Hormuz as of Wednesday, with the blockade cutting Iranian oil loadings and exports by more than half. — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 The attack happened just as Ust-Luga resumed crude loadings over weekend after days of disruptions amid attacks in the region. — Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 7 Apr. 2026 Across multiple designs and operating conditions, CNTF heaters consistently achieved higher specific power loadings than comparable metal-alloy elements. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026 The threat environment alone is enough to deter loadings and prompt diversions at the margin. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 3 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loadings
  1. loads
  2. payloads
  3. burdens
  4. cargoes
Noun
  • Instead, Hongqi said the solar roof could help supply lower-voltage electrical loads, including air conditioning, refrigerators and the vehicle’s sentry or monitoring systems.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Together, Jaybush, Brad Chambers, and the American Heavy Moving team figured out a route through the city that avoided street trees, tight turns, and roads that run above old, fragile sewer pipes, which aren’t rated for heavy loads.
    — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • Those payloads give crews a visible way to assess where training rockets land during live-fire exercises.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Further analysis doubtless awaits, after the semi-submersible hauler vessel — so called because its deck goes underwater beneath heavy floating payloads, then rises up with them on board — arrives in Texas.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of payloads
Noun
  • The government does not account for compliance burdens that do not involve forms.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The healthcare industry's voluntary agreements appeal to voters who feel government regulation drives up costs and places unnecessary burdens on businesses, some supporters say.
    — Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of burdens
Noun
  • Competition with Asia for LNG cargoes will also remain intense because global supply growth is limited over the next 12 months.
    — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Iran is demanding a 5% or 7% service fee per barrel of oil that would generate close to $20 billion annually, and that’s not even counting fees on other cargoes, such as natural gas, petrochemicals, helium, fertilizer, and container cargoes.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of cargoes

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“Loadings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loadings. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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