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Meaning of "weighbridge" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WEIGHBRIDGE

weighbridge  [ˈweɪˌbrɪdʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WEIGHBRIDGE

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Weighbridge is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES WEIGHBRIDGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

weighbridge

Truck scale

A Truck scale, weighbridge or railroad scale is a large set of scales, usually mounted permanently on a concrete foundation, that is used to weigh entire rail or road vehicles and their contents. By weighing the vehicle both empty and when loaded, the load carried by the vehicle can be calculated. The key component that uses a weighbridge in order to make the weigh measurement is load cells.

Definition of weighbridge in the English dictionary

The definition of weighbridge in the dictionary is a machine for weighing vehicles, etc, by means of a metal plate set into a road.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WEIGHBRIDGE


abridge
əˈbrɪdʒ
Bainbridge
ˈbeɪnˌbrɪdʒ
Banbridge
ˈbænbrɪdʒ
bridge
brɪdʒ
Cambridge
ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ
Coatbridge
ˈkəʊtˌbrɪdʒ
drawbridge
ˈdrɔːˌbrɪdʒ
flybridge
ˈflaɪˌbrɪdʒ
footbridge
ˈfʊtˌbrɪdʒ
Lethbridge
ˈlɛθbrɪdʒ
Muybridge
ˈmaɪbrɪdʒ
overbridge
ˈəʊvəˌbrɪdʒ
Oxbridge
ˈɒksˌbrɪdʒ
Redbridge
ˈrɛdˌbrɪdʒ
skybridge
ˈskaɪˌbrɪdʒ
Stourbridge
ˈstaʊəˌbrɪdʒ
Tonbridge
ˈtʌnˌbrɪdʒ
Trowbridge
ˈtrəʊˌbrɪdʒ
underbridge
ˈʌndəˌbrɪdʒ
Uxbridge
ˈʌksˌbrɪdʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WEIGHBRIDGE

weigh
weigh anchor
weigh down
weigh in
weigh up
weigh-in
weighable
weighage
weighboard
weigher
weighing machine
weighing scales
weighman
weight
weight limit
weight loss
weight training
weight watcher
weight-train
weightage

WORDS THAT END LIKE WEIGHBRIDGE

cartridge
Coleridge
contract bridge
Coolidge
duplicate bridge
estridge
fridge
Golden Gate Bridge
land bridge
London Bridge
Millennium Bridge
nuke the fridge
partridge
porridge
Rainbow Bridge
ridge
Stamford Bridge
suspension bridge
swing bridge
toll bridge
water under the bridge

Synonyms and antonyms of weighbridge in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «weighbridge» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WEIGHBRIDGE

Find out the translation of weighbridge to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of weighbridge from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «weighbridge» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地磅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

báscula
570 millions of speakers

English

weighbridge
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तुलाचौकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الميزان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

весы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

báscula
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

weighbridge
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pont-bascule
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Weighbridge
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Waage
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ウェイトブリッジ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

계량
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Weighbridge
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cán cân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பார எடைப் பொறி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वेघब्रिज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kantar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pesa a ponte
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

waga samochodowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ваги
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pod-basculă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γεφυροπλάστιγγας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

weegbrug
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vägning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brovekt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of weighbridge

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WEIGHBRIDGE»

The term «weighbridge» is normally little used and occupies the 111.370 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WEIGHBRIDGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «weighbridge» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «weighbridge» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about weighbridge

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WEIGHBRIDGE»

Discover the use of weighbridge in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to weighbridge and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Road Traffic Law: The 1961-2011 Road Traffic Acts - ...
(1) (a) A road authority may declare any weighbridge (whether maintained by them or not, whether within or outside their functional area and whether a road traffic weighbridge or not) to be an appointed weighbridge for the purposes of this Act, ...
Robert Pierse, 2011
2
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
One day he wrote out a circular when I told him that the weighbridge was swindling people. I, being a farmer, had an experience where one empty tractor which carried my sugar-cane weighed 5.5 kilo tons at the weighbridge, but the second ...
3
Sourcebook Criminal Law
National Coal Board v Gamble [1959] 1 QB 11 (QBD) Facts: On 3 October 1957, an employee of a firm of hauliers took his lorry to a National Coal Board colliery, where it was filled with coal from a hopper and was then taken to a weighbridge,  ...
Hungerford Welch Staff, 2001
4
Report of the National Conference on Weights and Measures
The solution came with John Wyatt's invention of the first true compound lever platform scale. This first platform scale called a “weighbridge,” was built at Birmingham, England in the 1740's. The platform was flush with the road and the cart was ...
‎1965
5
ROAD TO LITHIUM LODGE
install a weighbridge. Such an installation would be an expensive item, but necessary. The man in charge of RMS lorries in Bulawayo, Mr Lane, had threatened to cut our truck allocation if they were found to be overloaded.Vehicle inspectors ...
George Henry Nolan, 2013
6
Springer Handbook of Experimental Fluid Mechanics
This arrangement in turn determines the signal combination for the different load components. The design principle for external balances is nearly always the same (Fig. 8.46). The metric part of the balance is the so-called weighbridge (5).
Cameron Tropea, Alexander L. Yarin, John F. Foss, 2007
7
Kenya National Assembly Official Record (Hansard)
One day he wrote out a circular when I told him that the weighbridge was swindling people. I, being a farmer, had an experience where one empty tractor which carried my sugar-cane weighed 5.5 kilo tons at the weighbridge, but the second ...
8
The Archaeology of an Early Railway System: The Brecon ...
Banwen Ironworks railway at Banwen may be paralleled elsewhere at other weighbridge sites or where the weighbridge-house is now the only visible remnant of the installation. Design drawings for the weighbridges on the Dyffryn Llynfi ...
Stephen Hughes, 1990
9
Handbook of Electronic Weighing
However, at inmotion weighing installations there are in addition to this, also problems with oscillation of the weighbridge itself. The load cells with building-in elements and the supporting structure are all subject to a certain deflection when the ...
K. Elis Norden, 2008
10
Kenya Gazette
We have the matter of the weighbridge. I plead with the Minister to take this matter seriously because this is where farmers are swindled in a big way and I, being a cane grower, know this. There was a time when a new general manager came ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WEIGHBRIDGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term weighbridge is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How rogue transporters dupe weighbridge scales
“Unfortunately, between the weighbridges, there are a lot of interesting things that happen where people just load again. We have arrested vehicles carrying ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
2
Vietnam driver blames fat assistant for overloaded truck to mock …
A Vietnamese driver pointed the finger to his assistant after he was told by attendants at a weighbridge that his truck was overloaded, saying that “overweight ... «Tuoitrenews, Jul 15»
3
'Desperate' cops pay Sh300,000 bribe to get weighbridge jobs
A well-connected cartel at Vigilance House demands between Sh250,000 and Sh300,000 from police officers seeking transfers to weighbridges and traffic ... «The Star, Jun 15»
4
Case Filed Against Railway Officials, Private Firm in Weighbridge
This followed the investigations by the CBI and vigilance department of Indian Railways which unearthed the multi-crore Railway Weigh-bridge scam a few ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
5
For Sale: 17th Century Cotswold pub The Weighbridge Inn near …
The pub near Minchinhampton south of Stroud is set over three floors and is described as a "true Cotswold pub with plenty of character and rustic charm". «Gloucestershire Echo, Jun 15»
6
Discipline Senator Mike Sonko over Mtwapa weighbridge drama …
NAIROBI: Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission wants Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko grilled by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations. «The Standard Digital News, May 15»
7
F1 Monaco Grand Prix: Sainz hit by weighbridge penalty
"The red light [for the weighbridge] is in a place where I could not see it easily," Sainz countered before learning of the penalty, "When I went into the pit-lane I ... «crash.net, May 15»
8
Keter, Birdi charged over weighbridge incident
Their troubles started after they were captured on video harassing weighbridge officials in Gilgil where they had gone to demand the release of a truck belonging ... «Capital FM Kenya, May 15»
9
MPs Keter, Birdi to face charges over weighbridge saga
Their trouble started after they were captured on video harassing weighbridge officials in Gilgil where they had gone to demand the release of a truck belonging ... «Capital FM Kenya, May 15»
10
Former railway weighbridge hut to open to the public
The weighbridge hut in Hawes sits opposite the Dales Countryside Museum and was once an area of great activity when coal and other goods were weighed for ... «The Northern Echo, Apr 15»

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