no-load
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of no-load
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Once authorized, the facility will be allowed to load nuclear fuel and begin start-up testing to achieve first criticality—the point at which a reactor sustains a controlled nuclear chain reaction.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Joining an index like the Russell 1000 tends to boost a stock, because passive index funds have to load up on shares when a reshuffle happens.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
Two supertankers on Thursday began loading crude at the terminal operated by state-controlled Saudi Aramco, while another was waiting offshore and could also be preparing to load, according to Kpler.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026
Analysts will be watching whether vessels return to load cargoes, “not just whether they successfully exit the region,” she told MarketWatch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026
That is, until they tried to load their cargo.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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