loadout

American  

[lohd-aut] / 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)

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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

It’s also not immediately obvious that you can restart missions and make tweaks to your loadout before you jump back into the network, something that made the game instantly more rewarding for me.

From The Verge ● Nov. 15, 2021

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

Most games based around loot and gear allow the player to assemble a kick-ass loadout that bolsters their powers by having all the items work in tandem with one another.

From Forbes ● Jan. 20, 2015

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