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all-up weight en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The combined weight of a sportsman and their equipment; especially the weight of a paraglider and its pilot.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The total weight of an aircraft, boat or vehicle when it is fully loaded, including fuel.
    • […] the all-up weight of 75 tons, however, is lower than some comparative diesel-electric designs mainly because of the use of aluminium alloy, chiefly for cab, floors, main roof and so on, and polyester resin for cab roof sections. 1958 October 14, “Diesel-Electric Locomotives for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, pages 686, 688:

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