Unloading — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.

leave or unload

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌnlˈoʊdɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌnlˈəʊdɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌnlˈəʊdɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌnlˈoʊdɪŋ/.

Examples

unload the cargo
drop off the passengers at the hotel
unload the truck

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

drop off set down unload put down discharge drop unlade offload

Antonyms

loading

Parts of Speech

noun	the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.
verb	leave or unload “unload the cargo”
verb	take the load off (a container or vehicle) “unload the truck”

Word Forms

unload	verb	take the load off (a container or vehicle)
drop	noun	a central depository where things can be left or picked up
unloading	noun	the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Entladung

die Arbeit, eine Ladung von etwas aus einem Fahrzeug, Schiff, Container usw. zu entfernen.

🇫🇷French

déchargement

le travail consistant à retirer une charge de quelque chose d'un véhicule, d'un navire ou d'un conteneur, etc.

🇪🇸Spanish

descarga

el trabajo de sacar una carga de algo de un vehículo, barco o contenedor, etc.

🇮🇹Italian

scarico

il lavoro di togliere un carico di qualcosa da o da un veicolo, una nave o un container, ecc.

🇳🇱Dutch

lossen

de arbeid om een lading van iets van of uit een voertuig, schip of container enz. te halen.

🇵🇹Portuguese

descarregando

o trabalho de retirar ou retirar uma carga de algo de um veículo, navio ou contêiner, etc.

🇷🇺Russian

разгрузка

работа по снятию или снятию груза с транспортного средства, корабля или контейнера и т. д.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उतराई

किसी वाहन या जहाज या कंटेनर आदि से किसी चीज़ का भार उठाने का श्रम।

🇧🇩Bengali

আনলোডিং

একটি যানবাহন বা জাহাজ বা ধারক ইত্যাদি থেকে বা বাইরে কিছু বোঝা নেওয়ার শ্রম।

🇮🇳Tamil

இறக்குதல்

ஒரு வாகனம் அல்லது கப்பல் அல்லது கொள்கலன் போன்றவற்றிலிருந்து எதையாவது சுமையாக எடுத்துச் செல்லும் உழைப்பு.

🇮🇳Telugu

దించుతోంది

వాహనం లేదా ఓడ లేదా కంటైనర్ మొదలైన వాటి నుండి ఏదో ఒక భారాన్ని తీయడం.

🇮🇳Marathi

अनलोडिंग

वाहन किंवा जहाज किंवा कंटेनर इ.मधून किंवा त्यामधून काहीतरी ओझे घेण्याचे श्रम.

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનલોડિંગ

વાહન અથવા વહાણ અથવા કન્ટેનર વગેરેમાંથી કોઈ વસ્તુનો ભાર અથવા બહાર કાઢવાની મજૂરી.

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇಳಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ

ವಾಹನ ಅಥವಾ ಹಡಗು ಅಥವಾ ಕಂಟೇನರ್ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳಿಂದ ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯುವ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊರತೆಗೆಯುವ ಶ್ರಮ.

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇറക്കുന്നു

ഒരു വാഹനത്തിൽ നിന്നോ കപ്പലിൽ നിന്നോ കണ്ടെയ്‌നറിൽ നിന്നോ എന്തെങ്കിലും ലോഡ് എടുക്കുന്ന ജോലി.

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨਲੋਡਿੰਗ

ਕਿਸੇ ਵਾਹਨ ਜਾਂ ਜਹਾਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਕੰਟੇਨਰ ਆਦਿ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਜਾਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦਾ ਭਾਰ ਚੁੱਕਣ ਦੀ ਮਿਹਨਤ।

🇵🇰Urdu

ان لوڈنگ

گاڑی یا جہاز یا کنٹینر وغیرہ سے کسی چیز کا بوجھ اتارنے یا اتارنے کی مشقت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

卸货

将某物从车辆、船舶或集装箱等上取下或取出的劳动。

🇯🇵Japanese

荷降ろし

車両、船、コンテナなどから何かの荷物を降ろしたり、外したりする労働。

🇰🇷Korean

하역

차량이나 선박, 컨테이너 등에서 물건을 꺼내는 노동.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dỡ hàng

công việc dỡ một vật gì đó ra khỏi xe, tàu hoặc container, v.v.

🇹🇭Thai

ขนถ่าย

แรงงานในการบรรทุกของบางอย่างออกจากหรือออกจากยานพาหนะ เรือ หรือตู้คอนเทนเนอร์ ฯลฯ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bongkar

pekerjaan mengambil muatan sesuatu dari atau keluar dari kendaraan atau kapal atau kontainer dll.

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbabawas

ang paggawa ng pagkuha ng karga ng isang bagay mula o palabas ng sasakyan o barko o lalagyan atbp.

🇲🇾Malay

memunggah

kerja mengambil muatan sesuatu dari atau keluar dari kenderaan atau kapal atau kontena dsb.

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التفريغ

العمل على أخذ حمولة من شيء ما من أو خارج مركبة أو سفينة أو حاوية وما إلى ذلك.

🇮🇷Persian

تخلیه

کار برداشتن بار چیزی از وسیله نقلیه یا کشتی یا کانتینر و غیره.

🇹🇷Turkish

boşaltma

bir taşıttan, gemiden, konteynırdan vb. bir şeyin yükünü alma emeği.

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּרִיקָה

העבודה של הוצאת מטען של משהו מרכב או ספינה או מכולה וכו'.

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The primary meaning of 'unloading' is 'the labor of taking a load of something off of or out of a vehicle or ship or container etc.'.

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