weighbridge en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈweɪbɹɪd͡ʒ/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- Proto-Indo-European *wéǵʰeti Proto-Germanic *weganą Proto-West Germanic *wegan Old English wegan Middle English weyen English weigh English bridge English weighbridge From weigh + bridge.
Meanings
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(UK) a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.
A further loop siding is passed at Park House, and, just before reaching the power house, the line runs over a 20-ton Avery wagon weighbridge.
1957 December 14, H. R. Stones, “The Hellingly Hospital Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 871:Near-synonym: weigh station
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| weighbridges | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (20)
de Straßenfahrzeugwaage (weighing platform) · it bascula (weighing platform) · ca bàscula de pont (weighing platform) · fr pont-bascule (weighing platform) · pl waga samochodowa (weighing platform) · fa باسکول (weighing platform) · de Waagenbrücke (weighing platform) · ga droichead meáite (weighing platform) · cmn 地秤 (weighing platform) · vo baskül (weighing platform) · cy pont bwyso (weighing platform) · cmn 秤橋 /秤桥 (weighing platform) · pt báscula (weighing platform) · ru автомоби́льные весы́ (weighing platform) · is bílavog (weighing platform) · ru железнодоро́жные весы́ (weighing platform) · fi ajoneuvovaaka (weighing platform) · de Brückenwaage (weighing platform) · el γεφυροπλάστιγγα (weighing platform) · cmn 地磅 (weighing platform)