lading

[ ley-ding ]

/ ˈleɪ dɪŋ /

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noun

the act of lading.

that with which something is laden; load; freight; cargo.

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Origin of lading

First recorded in 1490–1500; lade + -ing¹

Words nearby lading

ladies-of-the-night, ladies' room, ladies'-tobacco, ladies'-tresses, Ladin, lading, Ladino, Ladino clover, Ladislaus, Ladislaus I, ladle

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How to use lading in a sentence

And they'd have to get definite word about the extension of a railroad siding for the lading purposes, too.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
By the help of the capstan he had raised to the deck of the Durande the package which he had made of the lading of the sloop.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
The buoyant koker-booms acted admirably, keeping the decks, with all lading on them, high and dry.
The Vee-Boers|Mayne Reid
The rafts were to be taken apart, and, with their lading, transported overland piecemeal.
The Vee-Boers|Mayne Reid

Their lading had been already put ashore, as river, or no river, they could be of no further service there.
The Vee-Boers|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for lading

lading

/ (ˈleɪdɪŋ) /

noun

a load; cargo; freight

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