loading

noun

load·​ing ˈlō-diŋ 

1

: a cargo, weight, or stress placed on something

2

: load sense 12

3

: material used to load something : filler

Synonyms

• burden
• cargo
• draft
• freight
• haul
• lading
• load
• payload
• weight

Examples of loading in a Sentence

the accident was caused by an 18-wheeler with a loading in excess of the legal limit

Recent Examples on the Web

In the loading dock, a truck drops off a fresh supply of green and maroon caps air-shipped from the company’s factory in Dongguan, China after their stockpile of those colors ran out. —Alex Prewitt, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024

One of the many articulated lorries has backed up for loading. —Sebastian Shukla, CNN, 16 Oct. 2024

But it shouldn’t be obstructed simply because unions don’t want technology that can make the loading and unloading of ships faster and more efficient. —The Editorial Board, Orange County Register, 8 Oct. 2024

Once manufacturing has built what the engineers ordered, the head of manufacturing hands the baton to the head of sales — asking them to find customers for the products on the loading dock. —Peter Cohan, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing loading

• loading bay
• loading dock
• self-loading

Medical Definition

loading

noun

load·​ing

1

a

: the amount or degree to which something is or can be loaded

b

: administration of a factor or substance to the body or a bodily system in sufficient quantity to test capacity to deal with it

2

: the relative contribution of each component factor in a psychological test or in an experimental, clinical, or social situation