1. the act of removing cargo, passengers, or goods from a vehicle, ship, or aircraft
2. the transfer of work, responsibility, or data to another person, system, or device

1. present participle of offload: removing cargo, passengers, or goods from a vehicle
2. present participle of offload: transferring work, responsibility, or data to another

Examples

• The offloading of containers from the cargo ship took several hours.
• The company is offloading some of its manufacturing to overseas facilities.
• Offloading passengers at the airport terminal proceeded smoothly.
• The server is offloading computational tasks to reduce processing time.
• They are offloading their old inventory at discounted prices.
• The offloading process requires careful coordination between teams.
• She’s offloading some of her responsibilities to her assistant.