loading
noun
the act of a person or thing that loads.
loadings
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pluralof loading.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The recent resumption of oil flowing through the Saudi bypass pipeline, followed by accelerating loadings at the port of Yanbu to transit the Red Sea, will unlock more exports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Meanwhile, loadings from Red Sea terminals have dropped to zero since the attacks on the East-West pipeline earlier in September.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Saudi Arabia is shifting crude loadings away from its out-of-service Yanbu port, while barrels continue to flow through the Strait of Hormuz under U.S. protection and some Saudi flows have resumed, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Both Sidi Kerir loadings and ship-to-ship transfers likely will increase under the new Red Sea threat, particularly for Asian customers, said Dylan Mortimer, marine hull U.K. war leader at insurance broker Marsh.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
You would have myriad problems associated with aerodynamic heating, high aerodynamic loadings, and very probably a host of other problems that no one can now conceive of.
From The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects by Edward J. Ruppelt
