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loading

/ˈloʊ.dɪŋ/ noun B1
  1. The process by which something is loaded. (countable, uncountable) · The loading of hazardous cargoes is not permitted.
  2. A load, especially in the engineering and electrical engineering senses of force exerted, or electrical current or power supplied. (countable) · I need to recheck the loadings on the external walls.· The loading on the generators peaks during the early evening.
  3. A weighting or bias. (countable, uncountable)

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AN ARAB Camel-driver, after completing the loading of his Camel, asked him which he would like best, to go up hill or down.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 49 · B2
Bertuccio made amends, however, by loading the antechambers, staircases, and mantle-pieces with flowers.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 654 · C1
Before the 1950s, loading a cargo ship was slow, expensive work.
The Steel Box That Changed the World, p. 1 · C1
According to McLean's own figures, the cost of loading fell from almost six dollars a ton to about sixteen cents.
The Steel Box That Changed the World, p. 1 · C1

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