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to sideload

6.6

To move goods onto a vehicle from the side

verb
/ˈsaɪdloʊd/

: cargar por el lateral

The workers used a special ramp to sideload the heavy machinery onto the truck.

Examples

The crew had to sideload the supplies because the rear entrance was blocked.
They sideloaded the cargo onto the ship.
It is safer to sideload fragile items to avoid stacking them on top of each other.
Please sideload the equipment from the side.
The workers used a special ramp to sideload the heavy machinery onto the truck.
The crew had to sideload the supplies because the rear entrance was blocked.
Please sideload the equipment from the side.

Synonyms

to load

vsto sideload

572 1.0

To put things onto a vehicle or into a container

involves putting or taking cargo specifically from the side rather than top or rear

to unload

vsto sideload

125 2.6

Take things or people out of a vehicle like a truck

is carried out specifically from the side rather than top or rear

to offload

vsto sideload

11 3.9

To take goods off a vehicle or container

is performed specifically from the side rather than top or rear

to unlade

vsto sideload

Archaic

9.9

To take goods off a vehicle like a ship

is done specifically from the side rather than top or rear

Surface Forms

sideload infinitive

sideloaded past

sideloaded past participle

sideloading present participle

sideloads third person singular

Morphology

sideload = side + load (transparent) = side + load

Clear compounding of 'side' and 'load'; the meaning follows the literal idea of loading from the side.

Etymology

Sideload as a verb comes from side ('the side') and load ('to put on or into'). It literally means to put goods on or off from the side, which is why workers say they will sideload heavy items when the rear or top is blocked.