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axleload en · NOUN

Etymology

From axle + load.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of axle load.
   alt of axle load
   • The weight of the V160, 74 tons loaded, and its axleload, 18½ tons, compare with the V200's 84 and 21 tons respectively. 1961 May, “New European motive power: 2 - Recent German and Austrian diesel units: The German V160”, in Trains Illustrated, page 306:
   • Ultimately the four-wheel type was selected which, weighing 45 tons fully loaded, is just within the 22½-ton maximum axleload. 1962 December, “Iron ore traffic for the Spencer works”, in Modern Railways, page 411:

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