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unloading; unloading cargo from a vehicle
The act of removing goods or cargo from a truck, ship, or other transport vehicle. A common logistics and delivery term.
トラックの荷下ろしを手伝った。
I helped with unloading the truck.
荷下ろしは裏口から行ってください。
Please do the unloading from the back entrance.
大量の荷物の荷下ろしがあるので、人手が足りない。
We don't have enough people because there's a large volume of cargo to unload.
USAGE:
Used in logistics, delivery, and warehouse contexts. Also appears on signs at commercial buildings indicating unloading zones.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 荷下ろし作業 (unloading work)
- 荷下ろし場 (unloading area)
- 荷下ろしをする (to unload)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 荷積み: loading cargo — the opposite action
- 搬入: carrying in — bringing goods into a building, broader than just unloading from a vehicle