balanceweight en · NOUN
Etymology
From balance + weight.
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of balance weight.
alt of balance weight
[...] it settles the vexed question as to whether Stroudley or R. J. Billinton first introduced crescent-shaped balanceweights into the driving and coupled wheels of L.B. & S.C. locomotives.
1940 December, “Notes and News: Stroudley Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 666:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| balanceweights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |