Weighbridge
/ˈweɪbɹɪd͡ʒ/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc. UK
"Near-synonym: weigh station"
- 2 platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
More examples"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.