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plural loaders
Agent noun of load; a person or device that loads. quotations examples
A loader performs the important work of storing goods in the wagons and of unloading the wagons. In each case considerable skill is required to avoid breakage, and, in the case of loading, skill goes far to conserve wagon space.
1944 March and April, T. F. Cameron, “The Working of Marshalling Yards and Goods Sheds”, in Railway Magazine, page 85
The loader […] placed the cartridge in the muzzle and shoved it in as far as he could. The rammer rammed it home, the gun captain inserting his priming wire to make sure.
2014, Benerson Little, The Sea Rover's Practice
(computing) A program that prepares other programs for execution. examples
A tractor with a scoop, for example: front-end loader, front loader, endloader, payloader, bucket loader, wheel loader, etc. examples
(marketing) An incentive given to a dealer. quotations examples
Unique point-of-purchase materials and display loaders dramatically contribute to the display's attention-getting ability.
1990, Robert B. Konikow, Sales Promotion Design, page 197
Marketers use dealer loaders to obtain new distributors and push larger quantities of goods.
1995, William M. Pride, O. C. Ferrell, Marketing: Concepts and Strategies, page 591
Dealer (or buying) loaders are gifts offered to resellers for stocking products. Many companies specialize in providing premium and gift items, and publish catalogues from which you can select appropriate items.
2001, Stuart Clark Rogers, Marketing Strategies, Tactics, and Techniques, page 172
countable and uncountable, plural abutments
The point of junction between two things, in particular a support, that abuts. examples
(engineering, architecture) The solid portion of a structure that supports the lateral pressure of an arch or vault. examples
(engineering) A construction that supports the ends of a bridge; a structure that anchors the cables on a suspension bridge. quotations examples
Each of the bridges consists of six separate girder spans on brick abutments.
1959 May, “Talking of Trains: Bethnal Green alterations”, in Trains Illustrated, page 236
(engineering) The part of a valley or canyon wall against which a dam is constructed. examples
Something that abuts, or on which something abuts. examples
The state of abutting. examples
(architecture) That element that shares a common boundary or surface with its neighbor. examples
(dentistry) The tooth that supports a denture or bridge. examples
A fixed point or surface where resistance is obtained. examples