loadrace
nounUK /ˈləʊd.reɪs/
US /ˈloʊd.reɪs/
A loadrace is a race where people carry heavy things to see who is fastest.
The farmers held a loadrace at the fair, carrying sacks of grain across the field.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A competition in which vehicles are judged by how much cargo they can carry.
The truck loadrace tested which vehicle could haul the most bricks.
3. A computer term for a race condition that happens when data is loaded at the wrong time.
The programmer fixed a loadrace that made the game crash.
4. A hurried effort to load goods onto a ship or truck before a deadline.
The dockworkers began a loadrace to fill the ship before the storm arrived.