unlade

American  

[uhn-layd] / ʌnˈleɪd /

verb (used with object)

unladed, unlading

1. to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload.

2. to discharge (a load or cargo).

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verb (used without object)

unladed, unlading

1. to discharge a load or cargo.

unlade British  

/ ʌnˈleɪd /

verb

1. a less common word for unload

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Etymology

Origin of unlade

First recorded in 1350–1400, unlade is from the Middle English word unladen. See un- ², lade

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Example Sentences

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unlade unladed unlading

If I had been at Oxford this term I should probably have rushed off to Hull to unlade fish.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2010

Master and crew anxious to unlade and return for England.

From The Mayflower and Her Log; July 15, 1620-May 6, 1621 — Complete by Azel Ames

Now, with full sails, into the port I move, And safely can unlade my breast of love; Quiet, and calm: Why should I then go back, To tempt the second hazard of a wreck?

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 by Sir Walter Scott

All hands were now set to work, some to preparing houses, barracks, and lodgments for the new comers; some to unlade the vessels and store the cargo, and some to extend the wharf.

From Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe by Thaddeus Mason Harris

Swift at the word descending to the shores, They moor the vessel and unlade the stores: Then, moving from the strand, apart they sate, And full and frequent form'd a dire debate.

From The Odyssey by Alexander Pope

We made Marseilles and unladed, and were held there a fortnight.

From 1492 by Mary Johnston

It was into the Bosom of this Maid, that the Princess unladed her first Moans; and the charming Agnes forgot nothing that might give ease to her afflicted Heart.

From The Works of Aphra Behn Volume V by Montague Summers

When unladed at Babylon, the air is let out of the skins, which are then laid on the backs of camels and carried back to serve for another voyage.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 07 by Robert Kerr

The cargo of the Siamese ship was unladed carefully, and it was found that it was worth about one hundred thousand pesos.

From The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 22 of 55 1625-29 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. by James Alexander Robertson

It was then past three o'clock, and the Tartars unladed their houses near a certain water.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 01 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time by Robert Kerr

Sam burst into tears, and fumbled with the straps, unlading all the pony’s packs and throwing them on the ground.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien

While we were unlading the boat, a row was kicked up between one of the Frenchmen and the Welshman.

From The Captive in Patagonia by Benjamin Franklin Bourne

As for the unlading, there were already “lighter” barges on their way from the fort, and others, no doubt, would soon be on hand from the city.

From Ahead of the Army by C. Chase Emerson

She had needed no repairs, and her unlading and relading in Baltimore had been executed with the greatest despatch.

From The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover by Mayne Reid

The cacique Guacanagari, quite understanding the dangerous situation of the caravel, came with his brothers and other relations, accompanied by a great number of the Indians, and helped in unlading the ship.

From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World by Dora Leigh

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