Meaning & use
Lading
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The act of loading cargo onto a ship or vehicle, or the cargo itself.
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The bill of lading listed every item in the shipment.
The lading of the freighter took most of the morning.
A note on using this word
Survives mainly in the commercial term 'bill of lading,' a document listing goods shipped.
Words with a similar meaning
cargofreightloading
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