loadingbay
nounUK /ˈləʊdɪŋ beɪ/
US /ˈloʊdɪŋ beɪ/
A special place where trucks stop to load or unload things.
The delivery truck backed into the loading bay to drop off the boxes.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. An area at the back of a store where goods are received.
Workers carried the new stock from the loading bay into the shop.
3. A parking space reserved for vehicles being loaded or unloaded.
Cars are not allowed to park in the loading bay.
4. A raised platform that lets trucks line up with a building's doors.
The loading bay was built at the same height as the truck beds.