loading
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
loading/ˈləʊdɪŋ/
▶noun
- 1 the application of a load to something.
- 2 an increase in an insurance premium due to a factor increasing the risk involved.
- 3 Austral. an increment added to a basic wage for special skills or qualifications.
'loading' also found in these Oxford entries:
automatic
- bay
- breech-loader
- coaler
- dock
- hatchback
- keel
- loading bay
- loading gauge
- needle
- port
- port
- quay
- race
- ramrod
- self-loading
- semi-automatic
- SLR
- staithe
- twin-tub
- wharfage
- Winchester
- wind load
