lading

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun goods carried by a large vehicle
  2. verb remove with or as if with a ladle
  3. verb fill or place a load on

Etymology

Gerund of lade (verb). Cognate with Dutch lading (“cargo, charge”), German Ladung (“cargo, charge”), Polish ładunek (“cargo, charge”), Swedish laddning (“charge”). Doublet of loading.

In classic literature

Synonyms

cargo, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment

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