backload

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A load carried on the return journey of a delivery vehicle.

2. 2

   To load toward the back, or towards the end of a period.

   • For a grant this size, you would expect either that the vesting occurs over a considerably longer period or is backloaded.
3. 3

   To load (cargo, shipment, etc.) after unloading has been completed.

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   1. 4

      To transport further toward the rear of the theater of war.

      • Not only will repair and recovery be vital, but also the backloading of equipment casualties to farther rearward, better protected, and more specialized maintenance facilities.
   2. 5

      To fill a syringe with solution from the plunger end of the barrel.

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• antonymfrontload