loading | the labor of putting a load of something on or in a vehicle or ship or container etc., the loading took hours |
cargo lading freight load loading payload shipment consignment | goods carried by a large vehicle |
dock loading dock | a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded |
load loading burden | weight to be borne or conveyed |
ramp incline | an inclined surface connecting two levels |
ramp | a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft |
carbohydrate loading carbo loading | a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles, carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing |
loading zone loading area | a stop where carriers can be loaded and unloaded |
ramp wild leek Allium tricoccum | North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers |
load loading | a quantity that can be processed or transported at one time, the system broke down under excessive loads |
loading | the ratio of the gross weight of an airplane to some factor determining its lift |
power loading | the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its engine power |
span loading | the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wingspan |
wing loading | the ratio of the weight of an airplane to its wing area |
build up work up build ramp up | bolster or strengthen, We worked up courage, build up confidence, ramp up security in the airports |
ramp | stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing |
ramp | creep up -- used especially of plants, The roses ramped over the wall |
ramp | be rampant, the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction |
ramp | furnish with a ramp, The ramped auditorium |
ramp rage storm | behave violently, as if in state of a great anger |
autoloading(a) self-loading semiautomatic | (of firearms) capable of automatic loading and firing continuously, an autoloading rifle |
breech-loading | (of guns) designed to be loaded at the breech |
muzzle-loading | (of firearms) taking the projectile or cartridge through the muzzle |