offload
IPA: ˈɔfɫoʊd
noun
- The act of offloading something, or diverting it elsewhere.
- (rugby) The act of passing the ball to a team mate when tackled.
verb
- (transitive) to unload.
- (transitive) to get rid of things, work, or problems by passing them on to someone or something else.
- (transitive, rugby) to pass the ball.
- (transitive, aviation, travel) to deny a person on a standby list due to lack of space.
- (transitive, aviation, travel) to change a passengers' ticket status from "checked in" to "open", allowing further changes. (This applies regardless of whether the passenger has boarded the aircraft or not).
Advertisement
Examples of "offload" in Sentences
- The company decided to offload some of its excess inventory to make room for new products
- The football team had to offload several players to stay under the salary cap
- I asked my friend to help me offload the groceries from the car
- The airline offloaded several passengers from the overbooked flight
- The teacher offloaded some of her workload onto the teacher's aide to focus on other tasks
Advertisement
Advertisement