unloading
- noun
- /ʌnˈloʊdɪŋ/
- The dockworkers are busy with the unloading of cargo from the ship.
- loading and unloading
Anyway, I'll find out the next day he's been nicked for unloading A lorry, unloading a van with two bags.
- Anyway, I'll find out the next day he's been nicked for unloading A lorry, unloading a van with two bags.
Examples
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The White Zone is for the immediate loading and unloading of patients only.
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Please note that the loading and unloading areas are for emergency vehicles only.
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The white zone is for the loading and unloading of passengers only.
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A great deal of unloading was going on at long stone piers.
Fiction book (1990) -
And we were near there, and we saw the crew unloading all of the circle equipment from Burbank Airport.
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With three of them, it didn't take long to finish the unloading.
Fiction book (2002) -
Have you ever seen your neighbors unloading their groceries?
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I traveled to Monterey to oversee the unloading of our goods off a Yankee ship.
Fiction book (1991) -
Down on the avenue, the bands are unloading their black case, amps and instruments from the open vans in the sunlight of evening that begins the night.
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The FORX valve lifting device is designed to lift valves safely and easily during loading, unloading, and installation.
Academic text (1997)
Synonyms
Removing the contents of a container or body, for example waste from a tank
To remove goods from a ship or vehicle
Packing and removing equipment after an event
An action that removes all things from a container or place
Antonyms
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unloading is made of un- meaning 'reverse' or 'remove' and load meaning 'a weight or goods put on a vehicle', so unloading is the act of taking that weight or those goods off a truck, ship, or container.