lade

UK
/leɪd/
US
/leɪd/

Translations

ladenoun
lades
pl
UK
/leɪd/
US
/leɪd/
Chiefly Scottish & Northern English: a watercourse or channel, especially one that carries water to a mill.
The rushing water in the lade turned the massive wooden wheel.
Стремительный поток воды в канале вращал массивное деревянное колесо.
Additional translations
мельничный ручей
ladeverb
laded
Past Simple
laded
Past Participle
lading
Gerund
UK
/leɪd/
US
/leɪd/
(literary, archaic – past: laded; pp: laden (adj, often) / laded (rare))
The merchants laded their camels with spices and silks.
Купцы нагрузили своих верблюдов пряностями и шелками.
They began to lade the ship with goods for the long voyage.
Они начали загружать корабль товарами для долгого плавания.
They will lade the ship with goods.
Они будут грузить корабль товарами.
обременять(перен.)
The traveler was heavily laden with secrets and regrets.
Путник был глубоко обременён секретами и сожалениями.
вычерпывать(шотл., редк.)
The fisher used an old tin can to lade the rainwater out of his small boat.
Рыбак использовал старую консервную банку, чтобы вычерпать дождевую воду из своей лодки.

Definitions

ladenoun
A channel or watercourse, especially one constructed to direct water to or from a mill; a millrace.
The old stone lade still diverts the river's flow to the abandoned mill.
ladeverb
To load a ship or other conveyance with cargo.
The workers lade the ship with crates of fresh produce.
To burden or weigh down.
The heavy responsibilities lade him with stress.
To scoop or lift liquid out with a ladle or bucket.
She used a wooden spoon to lade the soup out of the pot.