Lading
//ˈleɪdɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The action of loading. countable
- 2 goods carried by a large vehicle wordnet
- 3 Shipment, cargo, freight. uncountable
"the ship remained there, in providing his lading and preparing for his voyage, nearly three months[…]"
- 4 Burden. countable, figuratively, uncountable
"Nor could I weary, heart or limb, When mighty Love would cleave in twain The lading of a single pain, And part it, giving half to him."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of lade form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"the ship remained there, in providing his lading and preparing for his voyage, nearly three months[…]"
Etymology
Gerund of lade (verb). Cognate with Dutch lading (“cargo, charge”), German Ladung (“cargo, charge”), Polish ładunek (“cargo, charge”), Swedish laddning (“charge”). Doublet of loading.
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