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all-up weight

all-up weight noun: the combined weight of a sportsman and their equipment; especially the weight of a paraglider and its pilot.

Noun

all-up weight (countable and uncountable, plural all-up weights)

  1. The combined weight of a sportsman and their equipment; especially the weight of a paraglider and its pilot.
  2. The total weight of an aircraft, boat or vehicle when it is fully loaded, including fuel.
    • […] the all-up weight of 75 tons, however, is lower than some comparative diesel-electric designs mainly because of the use of aluminium alloy, chiefly for cab, floors, main roof and so on, and polyester resin for cab roof sections.1958 October, “Diesel-Electric Locomotives for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, pages 686, 688

Forms of all-up weight

pluralall-up weights

Questions about all-up weight

What does all-up weight mean?
All-up weight means the combined weight of a sportsman and their equipment; especially the weight of a paraglider and its pilot.
What part of speech is all-up weight?
All-up weight is a noun.
What is the plural of all-up weight?
The plural of all-up weight is all-up weights.

Words near all-up weight in the dictionary

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  6. all-up weight
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