fully loaded; operating at full capacity
Meanings
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to be fully loaded; to carry a full load
Used for vehicles (trucks, ships, planes) that have reached their maximum cargo capacity.
This cargo ship, fully loaded with coal, departed from the port.
The truck is already fully loaded and cannot take any more.
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During the holidays, tourist buses always return fully loaded.
The bus from the countryside is fully loaded with fresh vegetables.
verb
to operate at full load; to be at full capacity
Used for machines, electrical devices, or industrial equipment running at their designed maximum capacity.
Generators often operate at full load during the summer electricity peak.
To test its performance, we ran this machine at full capacity for 24 hours.
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This server is currently at full load and requires additional resources.
Operating a transformer at full load for extended periods will shorten its lifespan.