Carloading

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The loading of a freight car.

    "From 1940 to 1946, carloadings of grains ranged from about 28 to 35 percent of total shipments of products of agriculture."

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"From 1940 to 1946, carloadings of grains ranged from about 28 to 35 percent of total shipments of products of agriculture."

Etymology

From car + loading.

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freight car

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