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• load-shed|ding — «LOHD SHEHD ihng», noun. the cutting off of electric power in a particular area especially as a means of preventing a widespread blackout …   Useful english dictionary

• Load management — is the process of balancing the supply of electricity on the network with the electrical load.Electrical energy is a form of Energy that cannot be stored. It can however be traded as a commodity. It must be generated, shipped to the point where… …   Wikipedia

• load — 1 noun (C) 1 AMOUNT OF STH a large quantity of something that is carried by a vehicle, person etc: Take this load of wood over to the barn. see also: shed its load shed 2 (8) 2 a load/loads (of sth) informal especially BrE a lot of something: We… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Shed (disambiguation) — A shed is a simple, single story, non residential structure.Shed may also refer to: * Shed (physics), a unit of cross section * Shed (weaving), the area through which weft yarns are woven * Moult, how an animal routinely casts off an outer part… …   Wikipedia

• shed — shed1 S3 [ʃed] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from shade] 1.) a small building, often made of wood, used especially for storing things ▪ a tool shed ▪ a cattle shed ▪ a garden shed 2.) a large industrial building where work is done, large… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• shed — [[t]ʃe̱d[/t]] ♦♦♦ sheds, shedding (The form shed is used in the present tense and in the past tense and past participle of the verb.) 1) N COUNT A shed is a small building that is used for storing things such as garden tools. ...a garden shed. 2) …   English dictionary

• shed — 1 noun (C) 1 a small building, often made of wood, used especially for storing things: We had a tool shed in our back yard. | a cattle shed | a garden shed 2 a large industrial building where work is done, large vehicles are kept or machinery is… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• load — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, light ▪ He has a heavy teaching load this year. ▪ full ▪ The plane took off with a full load. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• shed — shed1 [ ʃed ] (present participle shed|ding; past tense and past participle shed) verb transitive 1. ) to get rid of something that is not wanted or is no longer necessary: He is keen to shed his bad boy image. shed workers/employees: The company …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• shed */*/ — I UK [ʃed] / US verb [transitive] Word forms shed : present tense I/you/we/they shed he/she/it sheds present participle shedding past tense shed past participle shed 1) to get rid of something that is not wanted or is no longer necessary He is… …   English dictionary

• load — load1 W3S2 [ləud US loud] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount of something)¦ 2 a load (of something) 3 a bus load/car load/truck load etc 4 a load of crap/bull etc 5¦(work)¦ 6¦(worry)¦ 7¦(washing)¦ 8 get a load of somebody/something 9¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English