Weighbridge

//ˈweɪbɹɪd͡ʒ// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc. UK

    "Near-synonym: weigh station"

  2. 2
    platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc wordnet

Synonyms

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balanceinstrumentscaleweigh station

Example

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"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."

Etymology

From weigh + bridge.

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