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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 Saudi crude loadings at its Mideast Gulf ports are up so far this month, said Matt Smith, director of commodity research at Kpler. — Spencer Kimball,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026 In fact, trade intelligence firm Kpler said Iran’s August crude export loadings have collapsed more than 80% compared to a year ago. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 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
  • If those loads would also have gone through a dryer, the savings grow even more.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
  • How to reduce water usage when doing laundry Only run full loads.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of loads
Noun
  • The aircraft is being designed with modular hardware and avionics so payloads and systems can be changed as missions evolve.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The situation jeopardized the US government’s policy of ensuring two separate rocket types are available to launch national security payloads into orbit.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of payloads
Noun
  • But the state still carries more than $30 billion in unfunded pension liabilities, one of the largest burdens, per capita, in the nation, and isn’t expected to finish paying that off until well into the 2040s.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The bills’ supporters argued that the state lacks a complete understanding of data centers’ water usage, while opponents believed the existing reporting sufficient, and posited that new laws would create undue burdens.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of burdens
Noun
  • The Saudis are making additional crude cargoes available to Asian refiners through ship-to-ship transfers just outside Hormuz near Oman's Sohar port, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
    — Spencer Kimball,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2026.

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