offload
/ˈɒf.ləʊd/ · noun
Meaning
- The act of offloading something, or diverting it elsewhere.
- The act of passing the ball to a team mate when tackled.
- To unload.
- To get rid of things, work, or problems by passing them on to someone or something else.
- To pass the ball.
- (travel) to deny a person on a standby list due to lack of space.
- (travel) to change a passengers' ticket status from "checked in" to "open", allowing further changes. (This applies regardless of whether the passenger has boarded the aircraft or not).
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