unladen
- a word derived from laden.
Example Sentences
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Crew members of the unladen tanker had sent distress messages saying the vessel was on fire and sinking.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Central Command said that on Monday it seized an unladen oil tanker that was attempting to sail to an Iranian port.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
From The Verge • Sep. 24, 2020
“What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?”
From The New Yorker • Feb. 12, 2017
The prize vessels were sent into Tortuga, where they were unladen; and one of them was immediately armed and sent back to join the main squadron as the flagship.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
