stevedoring
/ˈstivəˌdɔrɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of stevedore: the act of loading or unloading cargo from a ship.
- The company specializes in stevedoring for container ships.
- Stevedoring requires physical strength and careful coordination.
- He spent the summer stevedoring at the busy port.
noun
- The occupation or process of loading and unloading ship cargo.
- Modern stevedoring uses cranes and forklifts to move heavy loads.
- She wrote a report on the history of stevedoring in New York Harbor.
- Stevedoring is a demanding but essential job in global trade.
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