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Definition of unlade - 2 dictionary results

un⋅lade

  [uhn-leyd] verb, -lad⋅ed, -lad⋅ing.
Use unlade in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.
2. to discharge (a load or cargo).
–verb (used without object)
3. to discharge a load or cargo.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME unladen. See un- 2 , lade
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un·lade   (ŭn-lād')   
v.   un·lad·ed, un·lad·ing, un·lades Nautical

v.   tr.

  1. To unload (cargo) from a ship.

  2. To unload (a ship).

v.   intr.
To discharge a cargo.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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