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lading
noun
[ ˈleɪdɪŋ ]
• the action of loading a ship with cargo.
lade
verb
• put cargo on board (a ship).
Origin:
Old English hladan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German laden ‘to load’, also to ladle and perhaps to lathe.