·add. ·- The weight supported per square unit of surface; the quotient obtained by dividing the gross weight, in pounds, of a fully loaded flying machine, by the total area, in square feet, of its supporting surface.
·noun A load; cargo; burden. II. Loading ·noun The act of putting a load on or into. III. Loading ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·noun Hence, outward or external appearance. II. Surface ·vt To work over the surface or soil of, a...
·adj Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle. ...
·adj Receiving its charge through the muzzle; as, a muzzle-loading rifle. ...
The paterero, or inserting piece in breech-loading. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·add. ·- A small plane or surface, usually capable of adjustment but not of manipulation, for preser...
·add. ·- The first of two or more surfaces arranged in tandem; — contr. with following surface, whi...
·add. ·- ·see Advancing-surface, above. ...
·add. ·- That property, due to molecular forces, which exists in the surface film of all liquids and...
A current which does not extend more than 8 or 10 feet below the surface. Also, fresh water running ...
See cargo and lading. ...