To remove from a cart or to unload cargo from a wheeled vehicle.
From the prefix 'de-' (remove) combined with 'cart' (a wheeled vehicle). This term emerged in commercial and transportation contexts before motorized vehicles became standard.
In medieval and early modern economies, decart speeds determined market efficiency—horses decartying goods at town gates created the bottlenecks that inspired the development of specialized loading docks and warehouses.
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