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backload

noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A load carried on the return journey of a delivery vehicle.

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To load toward the back, or towards the end of a period.

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To load (cargo, shipment, etc.) after unloading has been completed.

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Topics: transport

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To transport further toward the rear of the theater of war.

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Usage: transitive

Topics: government, military, politics, war

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verb

Meaning 5

To fill a syringe with solution from the plunger end of the barrel.

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History

Etymology

From back + load.