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nouna quantity that can be processed or transported at one time
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"the loading took 2 hours"nounthe labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.Opposite:type of:
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nounthe ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lifttype of:
Definition that contains loading
- bolt a sliding bar in a breech-loading firearm that ejects an empty cartridge and replaces it and closes the breech
- mortar a muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range
- musket a muzzle-loading shoulder gun with a long barrel; formerly used by infantrymen
- turnaround act or process of unloading and loading and servicing a vessel or aircraft for a return trip
- transporter a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships
- semiautomatic a pistol that is a semiautomatic firearm capable of loading and firing continuously
- semiautomatic (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously
- ramrod a rod used to ram the charge into a muzzle-loading firearm
- repeater a firearm that can fire several rounds without reloading
- tailgate a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading