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axle loads

axle loads is the plural of axle load.

Meaning of axle load

Noun

axle load (plural axle loads)

  1. the total weight, including load carried, transferred by one axle and its wheels to a road or railway surface. This is especially important in relation to what weight road and railway structures can carry, bridges in particular.
    • To keep the axle load within a 28-ton maximum, two eight-wheel bogies are employed, all axles of which are motorised.1963 August, “New 5,000 H.P.-Plus Diesels for U.S. Railroads”, in Modern Railways, page 127

Questions about axle loads

What is axle loads the plural of?
Axle loads is the plural of axle load.

Words near axle loads in the dictionary

  1. axle hitch
  2. axle hitches
  3. axle load
  4. axle loading
  5. axle loadings
  6. axle loads
  7. axle stand
  8. axle stands
  9. axle teeth
  10. axle tooth
  11. axle weight

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