Definition of "unlading" [unlading]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of unlade. (verb)

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• "In better times the men here would be on the docks at this hour, seeing to the unlading of their cargoes, checking on schedules and berthing slots, and arranging for voyages yet to come."
• "I was told to wait until we were an hour into the unlading, then bring the box ashore and give it to him as said bei mat."
• "But it was good to go and drive on the great quays, and see the ships unlading, and by the citadel, and wonder howabouts and whereabouts it was so strong."