Noun: unloading ,ún'low-ding
- The act or process of removing a load from a vehicle, ship, container etc
"offered his help in unloading"
- Remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
"The taxi unloadd its passengers at the airport";
- drop, drop off, set down, put down, discharge
- Remove the load from (a container or vehicle)
"unload the truck";
- unlade [archaic], offload
Derived forms: unloadings
See also: lay
Type of: deliver, empty, handling
Antonym: loading
Encyclopedia: Unload