loadout
Americannoun
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the set of equipment carried into battle.
Battleships in the area are likely to have an ammo loadout consistent with a potential ship-on-ship engagement.
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any set of items or equipment carried for a specific purpose.
The loadout for the archaeological dig included precision equipment and digging tools.
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(in a video game) the set of items, abilities, and tools equipped by the player.
Seven of the playable characters have a long-range weapon included in their loadout.
Etymology
Origin of loadout
First recorded in 1980–85; noun use of verb phrase load out “to unload, offload, transfer (a load)” (originally a military usage)
Example Sentences
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“So how do we engage with folks who are open to this idea but don’t necessarily know every Call of Duty loadout as much as some of us? … That’s where a lot of our work is being done internally.”
From Seattle Times
Once, I became a shield-throwing monster To my surprise, that was a really good choice, and the weapon became the cornerstone of my loadout.
From The Verge
And home base also offers many ways to customize and change my loadout.
From The Verge
The update will also introduce an armor loadout option, both for existing campaigns and for new game plus so you can customize specific combinations of charms for specific armor sets.
From The Verge
But it introduced a lot of clever twists on the formula, including as many as 150-player lobbies, numerous reviving options for you to bring your teammates or yourself back into the fight, and a truly astounding loadout variety that lets you compete with virtually any weapon and item combination from the main Call of Duty: Modern Warfare installment.
From The Verge
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