off-load

verb

(ˌ)ȯf-ˈlōd How to pronounce off-load (audio)
ˈȯf-ˌlōd
off-loaded; off-loading; off-loads
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Examples of off-load in a Sentence

the warehouse needs to hire more people to load and off-load the trucks
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The plant would use the rail yard to load and off-load raw materials, according to city zoning documents. — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Apr. 2026 PEOs provide a structured pathway to off-load time-consuming administrative work. — Beth Foulk, Forbes.com, 25 Mar. 2026 Under those guidelines, farmers who want to retire or off-load unproductive bogs without selling to developers can instead convert their land to wetlands with the help of the state. — Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2025 But perhaps automating the preliminary stages of the dating process—whether using agents or other AI tools—is not so different to off-loading other time-consuming tasks. — Joel Khalili, Wired News, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for off-load

Word History

First Known Use

1850, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of off-load was in 1850

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“Off-load.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-load. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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