unlade

American  

[uhn-leyd] / ʌnˈleɪd /

verb (used with object)

unladed, unlading

1. to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.

2. to discharge (a load or cargo).

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verb (used without object)

unladed, unlading

1. to discharge a load or cargo.

unlade British  

/ ʌnˈleɪd /

verb

1. a less common word for unload

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Etymology

Origin of unlade

First recorded in 1350–1400, unlade is from the Middle English word unladen. See un- ², lade

Example Sentences

If I had been at Oxford this term I should probably have rushed off to Hull to unlade fish.

From The Guardian • Jun. 5, 2010

Here, the first roaming and excitement abated, they began to unlade the ships, and to build the fort and also booths for their present sleeping.

From Pioneers of the Old South: a chronicle of English colonial beginnings by Johnston, Mary

While I was here, there came in four or five English Ships laden with Corn, the first, as they told me, that had come in to unlade there, since the beginning of the War.

From Military Memoirs of Capt. George Carleton by Defoe, Daniel

"But had n't you better unlade yourself o' your merchandise, and fix to enjoy the sail some?"—and he began taking the boxes from her lap.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 120, October, 1867. by Various

Swift at the word descending to the shores, They moor the vessel and unlade the stores: Then, moving from the strand, apart they sate, And full and frequent form'd a dire debate.

From The Odyssey by Pope, Alexander