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load-shedding
  • n  cutting off the electric current on certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the supply
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load factor
  • n  (aeronautics) the ratio of an external load to the weight of the aircraft (measured in g)
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load line
  • n  waterlines to show the level the water should reach when the ship is properly loaded
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loader
  • n  a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port
  • n  an attendant who loads guns for someone shooting game
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loading
  • n  weight to be borne or conveyed
  • n  a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
  • n  the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift
  • n  goods carried by a large vehicle
  • n  the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.
    the loading took 2 hours
  • v  fill or place a load on
  • v  provide (a device) with something necessary
  • v  transfer from a storage device to a computer's memory
  • v  put (something) on a structure or conveyance
  • v  corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
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loading area
  • n  a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded
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loading dock
  • n  a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
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loading zone
  • n  a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded
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