backload

backload noun: a load carried on the return journey of a delivery vehicle.

Noun

backload (plural backloads)

backload (third-person singular simple present backloads, present participle backloading, simple past and past participle backloaded)

To load toward the back, or towards the end of a period.
- For a grant this size, you would expect either that the vesting occurs over a considerably longer period or is backloaded.2007 October 17, Geraldine Fabrikant, “New Contract for Moonves Links Pay to CBS’s Results”, in New York Times
To load (cargo, shipment, etc.) after unloading has been completed.
(transitive) To transport further toward the rear of the theater of war.
- Not only will repair and recovery be vital, but also the backloading of equipment casualties to farther rearward, better protected, and more specialized maintenance facilities.1993, Trevor Nevitt Dupuy, International Military and Defense Encyclopedia: M-O, page 1601
To fill a syringe with solution from the plunger end of the barrel.

Noun
plural	backloads
alternative form	back load
Verb
third-person singular present	backloads
present participle	backloading
past participle	backloaded
past	backloaded

From back + load.

What does backload mean?: Backload means a load carried on the return journey of a delivery vehicle.
What part of speech is backload?: Backload can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of backload?: The plural of backload is backloads.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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