Meaning & use
Unladen
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Not carrying a load or cargo; empty of freight.
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The truck's unladen weight is listed on a plate near the driver's door.
Once unladen, the ship rode much higher in the water.
A note on using this word
Chiefly used in technical or logistical contexts such as "unladen weight," and famously referenced in the swallow joke from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
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