- unlade
- To relieve a vessel of the burden of cargo. In some cases the word means to transship cargo from one vessel to another. See The Cherie (CA1 Me) 13 F2d 992, 995.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
unlade
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Unlade — Un*lade v. t. [1st un + lade.] 1. To take the load from; to take out the cargo of; as, to unlade a ship or a wagon. [1913 Webster] The venturous merchant . . . Shall here unlade him and depart no more. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To unload; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
unlade — [unlād′] vt., vi. unladed, unladed or unladen, unlading 1. to unload (a ship, etc.) 2. to discharge (a cargo, etc.) … English World dictionary
unlade — verb ( laded; laded or unladen; lading) Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to take the load or cargo from 2. discharge, unload intransitive verb to discharge cargo … New Collegiate Dictionary
unlade — /un layd /, v., unladed, unlading. v.t. 1. to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload. 2. to discharge (a load or cargo). v.i. 3. to discharge a load or cargo. [1350 1400; ME unladen. See UN 2, LADE] * * * … Universalium
unlade — verb a) To unload. b) To disburden; take the burden from; relieve … Wiktionary
unlade — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To remove the cargo or load from: disburden, discharge, dump, unload. See PUT IN … English dictionary for students
unlade — [ʌn leɪd] verb archaic unload (a ship or cargo) … English new terms dictionary
unlade — v. a. 1. Unload, take out the cargo of. 2. Discharge, unload, remove … New dictionary of synonyms
unlade — un·lade … English syllables
unlade — un•lade [[t]ʌnˈleɪd[/t]] v. lad•ed, lad•ing 1) bus to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload 2) bus to discharge (a load or cargo) 3) bus to discharge a load or cargo • Etymology: 1350–1400 … From formal English to slang
unlade — [c]/ʌnˈleɪd/ (say un layd) verb (unladed, unlading) –verb (t) 1. to take the lading, load, or cargo from; unload. 2. to discharge (the load or cargo). –verb (i) 3. to discharge the load or cargo. {un 2 + lade} …
