reload

English

Etymology

From re- + load.

Pronunciation

  • (verb) IPA(key): /ɹiːˈləʊd/
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    • Rhymes: -əʊd
  • (noun) IPA(key): /ˈɹiːləʊd/
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Verb

reload (third-person singular simple present reloads, present participle reloading, simple past and past participle reloaded)

  1. To load (something) again.
    • 2011, Rebekah Modrak, ‎Bill Anthes, Reframing Photography: Theory and Practice
      If you need to reload film, the cassette can be rewound slightly by turning the hub located on one end of its spool.
    • 2021 July 14, “Modern Images”, in RAIL, number 935, page 37, photo caption:
      The train has only a short distance left to its destination at Swinden Quarry, where the wagons will be reloaded.
    1. (computing) To refresh a copy of a program etc. in memory or of a web page etc. on screen
    2. (firearms) To load a gun again; or recharge a used cartridge.
  • Category:English words derived from: load (verb)

Translations

Noun

reload (plural reloads)

  1. The process by which something is reloaded.
    Each reload of the weapon took about 30 seconds.
  2. (firearms) An ammunition cartridge prepared from previously fired ammunition.

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