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offloads

offloads is the plural of offload.

offloads is the third-person singular simple present indicative of offload.

Meaning of offload

Noun

offload (countable and uncountable, plural offloads)

  1. The act of offloading something, or diverting it elsewhere.
    • For environments that do not allow FTP traffic out to the Internet, the DS8870 also supports offload of data by using SSL security.2013, Bertrand Dufrasne, Bruno Anderson Barbosa, Peter Cronauer, IBM System Storage DS8870 Architecture and Implementation
  2. The act of passing the ball to a team mate when tackled.
    • Toeava went over unopposed to stretch his side's lead but Japan got on the scoreboard on 56 minutes, wing Hirotoki Onozawa intercepting an attempted offload from Slade, who had a rather flaky game, and running in from the All Blacks' 10m line.2011 September 16, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand 83-7 Japan”, in BBC Sport

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Questions about offloads

What is offloads the plural of?
Offloads is the plural of offload.

Words near offloads in the dictionary

  1. offloaded
  2. offloader
  3. offloaders
  4. offloading
  5. offloadings
  6. offloads
  7. offly
  8. offn
  9. Offner
  10. Offners
  11. offness

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