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loading bay

American  
[lohd-ing bay] / ˈloʊd ɪŋ ˌbeɪ /

noun

loading bays plural
  1. an area, typically at the back or side of a warehouse, large retail outlet, etc., where trucks load and unload goods.


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Vic drove to the loading bay behind the Home Depot, and there was no one there.

From Slate Oct. 27, 2025

Racing cars are being winched into the open loading bay beneath the ship's huge bridge, as forklifts chug and steel loading hooks clatter against more steel, as men shout, "woah!"

From BBC Apr. 1, 2021

The cemetery did not allow gatherings, so on a sweltering morning in early July, five of us said a few words over her in the loading bay behind the crematory, before her body went inside.

From New York Times Jan. 1, 2021

Rehearsals take place outside on a loading bay attached to the Powerhouse, a former power plant near the Oxford square.

From Washington Times Oct. 11, 2020

We never knew the elementary school was helping us until their custodian drove up to the loading bay with the payload of his truck overflowing with chain.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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