- stevedored
- ste·ve·dore || 'stɪËvÉ™dÉ”r /-dÉ”Ë n. one who loads and unloads a ship's cargo v. load and unload the cargo of a ship
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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stevedore — /stee vi dawr , dohr /, n., v., stevedored, stevedoring. n. 1. a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel. v.t. 2. to load or unload the cargo of (a ship). v.i. 3. to load or unload a vessel. [1780 90, Amer.; < Sp… … Universalium
stevedore — /ˈstivədɔ / (say steevuhdaw) noun 1. a firm or individual engaged in the loading or unloading of a vessel. –verb (stevedored, stevedoring) –verb (t) 2. to load or unload the cargo of (a ship). –verb (i) 3. to load or unload a vessel. {Spanish… …
stevedore — ☆ stevedore [stē′və dôr΄ ] n. [Sp estivador < estivar, to stow, ram tight: see STEEVE1] a person employed at loading and unloading ships; longshoreman vt., vi. stevedored, stevedoring to load or unload the cargo of (a ship) … English World dictionary
