unloading

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
verb leave or unload
verb take the load off (a container or vehicle)

“You look decent, and might get a job unloading. — By Sheer Pluck: A Tale of the Ashanti War, G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
These quays, rising and falling with the tide, thus facilitate the loading and unloading of vessels. — Around the World in Eighty Days, Jules Verne
But he said nothing and grimly watched the unloading of the motor-car, which was rather a long process. — The innocence of Father Brown, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

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