Onload

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    That which is onloaded.

    "By reducing the transaction costs of Indiana onloads and offloads of cargo relative to out-of-state onloads and offloads of cargo, the in Indiana exemption makes the petitioners more likely to make onloads and offloads of cargo for their Indiana customers."

Verb
  1. 1
    To load onto or upon. transitive

    "Also, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) from Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, was to onload at Jacksonville, Florida. On August 11, Military Traffic Management Command expanded operations by activating a team for sea terminal operations at Jacksonville, Florida."

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"Also, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) from Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, was to onload at Jacksonville, Florida. On August 11, Military Traffic Management Command expanded operations by activating a team for sea terminal operations at Jacksonville, Florida."

Etymology

From on- + load.

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