unloading

/ənˈloʊdɪŋ/
/ənˈlʌʊdɪŋ/
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Other forms: unloadings

Definitions of unloading
  1. noun
    the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
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    antonyms:
    loading
    the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc.
    type of:
    handling
    manual (or mechanical) carrying or moving or delivering or working with something
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