loading ramp

collocation in English

meaningsofloadandramp

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load
noun
uk
/ləʊd/us
/loʊd/
the amount of weight carried, especially by a vehicle, a structure such as a bridge, or ...
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ramp
noun[C]
uk
/ræmp/us
/ræmp/
an ...
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(Definition ofloadandrampfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofloading ramp

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The woodenloadingrampwas used in the mid-1980s for loading/unloading amphibious landing craft.
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In 2000 a makeshift shower building was constructed at the top of theloadingramp.
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Let me tell you this: my farm has aloadingrampthe height of the lorry.
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The proposed new jetty and theloadingrampthat is referred to in clause 40 will be built adjacent to people's properties, and it will hardly enhance their views.
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It will have a flight deck for helicopter operations and aloadingrampthat will allow vehicles to quickly drive on and off the ship.
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The cargo hold was long and wide; it featured an innovative configuration, the rear fuselage being upswept with an integratedloadingramp.
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A new, narrower fuselage was designed which included a rear cargo hatch, a vehicleloadingrampand paratroop exit doors.
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With the beginning of industrialisation in the wine community, the station gained a freight shed with aloadingrampin 1868.
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In the 1960s, the station was equipped with a newloadingramp, which was also used by the military for the loading of vehicles.
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The forward two positions comprise pintle mounts on skate rails, while the rearloadingrampstation comprises a pedestal mount on an armored floor plate.
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A two track carriage shed with aloadingramp, a warehouse and turntable for wagons was built on the west side.
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The fuselage was of rectangular cross-section and featured aloadingrampat its rear.
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The tailgate of this model could be used as a convenientloadingrampor be removed altogether.
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It has a passenger door on the right side of the fuselage behind the cockpit and a power-operated rearloadingramp.
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By mounting the engines in pods, the fuselage could provide a capacious hold with a rearloadingramp.
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The station facilitates the transition from mechanized transportation to pack animals, and necessarily includes a corral for the animals and sometimes a stockloadingramp.
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From the factory site to theloadingrampa narrow-gauge industrial line handled the movement of goods, mainly railway sleepers.
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The former freight yard and itsloadingrampfor the transporter flatcars is on the northern end of the station.
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Passengers were located in six sections, each with windows and its ownloadingramp, and with seats in different configurations for launch and landing.
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The locks of the rearloadingramphad failed, causing the door to open and separate.
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