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stevedoring

stevedoring is the present participle and gerund of stevedore.

Meaning of stevedore

Verb

stevedore (third-person singular simple present stevedores, present participle stevedoring, simple past and past participle stevedored)

  1. (transitive) To load or unload a ship's cargo.
    • During the year 334,242 tons of cargo were stevedored and 933,092 tons were handled and transferred.1914, Annual Report of the Board of Directors of the Panama Rail Road Company to the Stockholders, New York, N.Y.: Panama Rail Road Company, →OCLC, page 11

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Questions about stevedoring

What is stevedoring the present participle and gerund of?
Stevedoring is the present participle and gerund of stevedore.

Words near stevedoring in the dictionary

  1. stevedorage
  2. stevedore
  3. stevedore's knot
  4. stevedored
  5. stevedores
  6. stevedoring
  7. steven
  8. Steven Cay
  9. Stevenage
  10. stevened
  11. Stevener

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