loadout

American  

[lohd-out] / ˈloʊdˌaʊt /

Or load-out

noun

1. the set of equipment carried into battle.

   Battleships in the area are likely to have an ammo loadout consistent with a potential ship-on-ship engagement.

2. any set of items or equipment carried for a specific purpose.

   The loadout for the archaeological dig included precision equipment and digging tools.

3. (in a video game) the set of items, abilities, and tools equipped by the player.

   Seven of the playable characters have a long-range weapon included in their loadout.

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Etymology

Origin of loadout

First recorded in 1980–85; noun use of verb phrase load out “to unload, offload, transfer (a load)” (originally a military usage)

Example Sentences

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loadout

In Leviathan, death resets a Traveller’s individual progress, forcing them to start over with a newly generated loadout.

From The Verge ● May 25, 2022

Instead of looting, players select an initial loadout, then get new items from airdrops or as killstreak-like upgrades to their current gear based on playing well.

From The Verge ● Feb. 4, 2022

My personal experience as a counterterrorism agent tells me that Zhang’s alleged loadout is consistent with an effort to monitor computer systems while evading surveillance.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2019

Cargill currently has a soybean processing plant, a grain elevator and truck and rail bulk loadout operation at the site.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 10, 2018

In that game you could equip a bow in one loadout and a sword in the other and move freely between styles.

From Forbes ● Nov. 11, 2014