(hydrology) the large particles of sediment that are carried along the bottom of a stream

(chiefly construction and civil engineering) Able to support a load. / (figuratively) Of a physical, digital, procedural etc. component, necessary to the integrity of the system of which it forms a part.

The carrying of loads.

(US, slang) A command to prepare a weapon for battle. / (US, slang) Prepare for an imminent event.

(US, slang) To prepare one's weapon. / (US, slang) To prepare for an imminent event.

The process by which an electric utility cuts power to some customers in response to a shortage of available electricity.

The shaped cavity in a compression mold in which the substance to be molded is loaded

(construction, civil engineering) Able to support a load.

(transitive, slang) To experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.

(engineering) The accumulation of loads that are directed toward a particular structural member.