lading

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lading

  • /ˈleɪdɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪdɪŋ

Where it comes from

Gerund of lade (verb). Cognate with Dutch lading (“cargo, charge”), German Ladung (“cargo, charge”), Polish ładunek (“cargo, charge”), Swedish laddning (“charge”). Doublet of loading.

noun ladings

  1. countable The action of loading.

    Similar: loading

  2. uncountable Shipment, cargo, freight. the ship remained there, in providing his lading and preparing for his voyage, nearly three months[…]

    Similar: freight, load, payload, shipment, consignment

  3. countable, figuratively, uncountable Burden. Nor could I weary, heart or limb, ⁠When mighty Love would cleave in twain ⁠The lading of a single pain, And part it, giving half to him.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of lade

Translations

Every language

noun the action of loading

中文裝載 /装载 zhuāngzài
Русскийпогру́зка pogrúzka

noun shipment, cargo, freight

中文貨物 /货物 huòwù
Françaischargement
Русскийгруз gruz, фрахт fraxt, перево́зка perevózka

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@misc{lading_2026,
  title = {lading},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lading},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}