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unladen

  • a word derived from laden.
    laden
    adjective
    burdened; loaded down.

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Furthermore, if anyone asks you the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow, the proper answer is “African or European?”

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

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

How is it possible, my son," once said his father, on his return from a long journey, after his camels were unladen, "that you, so young in years, can totally renounce the world?

From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various

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