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• present participle of load.

loading

American  

[loh-ding] / ˈloʊ dɪŋ /

noun

• loadings
  plural

1. the act of a person or thing that loads.

2. that with which something is loaded, burden, or charge.

3. Electricity. the process of adding reactance to a telephone circuit, radio antenna, etc.

4. Aeronautics. the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to engine power power loading, wing span span loading, or wing area wing loading.

5. Insurance. an addition to the net premium, to cover expenses and allow a margin for contingencies and profit.

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loading British  

/ ˈləʊdɪŋ /

noun

1. a load or burden; weight

2. the addition of an inductance to electrical equipment, such as a transmission line or aerial, to improve its performance See loading coil

3. an addition to an insurance premium to cover expenses, provide a safer profit margin, etc

4. the ratio of the gross weight of an aircraft to its engine power ( power loading ), wing area ( wing loading ), or some other parameter, or of the gross weight of a helicopter to its rotor disc area ( disc loading )

5. psychol the correlation of a factor, such as a personality trait, with a performance score derived from a psychological test

6. material, such as china clay or size, added to paper, textiles, or similar materials to produce a smooth surface, increase weight, etc

7. a payment made in addition to a basic wage or salary to reward special skills, compensate for unfavourable conditions, etc

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• loadings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of loading

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at load, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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Saudi Arabia can keep loading crude at Yanbu with the pipeline shut by drawing on oil already stored at the Red Sea port.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Today’s young people are questioning the old playbook: Get an expensive degree to land a good job and buy a home, even if that means loading up on debt.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

While the number of boat crossings over summer months has dropped to its lowest since 2019, smugglers appear to have started loading more people onto fewer, larger vessels dubbed "mega dinghies".

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

"We have sent a lot of relief material and right now our team is loading some materials for the hospital in the area," drone operator Avaya Pokharel told AFP in Nuwakot.

From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026

Roz was out in the fields, loading hay bales onto the flatbed truck, as towering, puffy clouds rose up from the south.

From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown

Crude futures fell as the supply fears fueled by the outage of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline eased, and oil continued to make it through the Strait of Hormuz via ship-to-ship loadings and dark transits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

Both Sidi Kerir loadings and ship-to-ship transfers likely will increase under the new Red Sea threat, particularly for Asian customers, said Dylan Mortimer, marine hull U.K. war leader at insurance broker Marsh.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

"Dynamic reconstruction enables low-loading catalysts to achieve high performance, offering new opportunities for the rational design of efficient catalysts while reducing reliance on high metal loadings."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 9, 2026

The U.S. military confirmed that it lifted a two-month blockade that brought Iran’s loadings down to a trickle, roughly 260,000 barrels a day last month, according to Kpler, a commodities and shipping data provider.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026

Tell him that his steam-whistles, his anchor-droppings, and his constant loadings or unloadings give us headache.

From Penelope's Postscripts by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin

Related Words

• packing
• storing