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breaking strains

breaking strains is the plural of breaking strain.

Meaning of breaking strain

Noun

breaking strain (plural breaking strains)

  1. The amount of strain which can cause something to break, according to the force or weight placed on it. Many materials, such as lines and ropes, have a specified breaking strain.
    • The steel haulage ropes have a breaking strain of 50 tons, and another pair passing around a pulley at the bottom connect the lower ends of the cars and act as tail or balance ropes.1951 August, P. W. Gentry, “Cliff Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 515

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What is breaking strains the plural of?
Breaking strains is the plural of breaking strain.

Words near breaking strains in the dictionary

  1. breaking someone's balls
  2. breaking someone's face
  3. breaking someone's heart
  4. breaking squelch
  5. breaking strain
  6. breaking strains
  7. breaking stride
  8. breaking the back of
  9. breaking the bank
  10. breaking the cycle
  11. breaking the deadlock

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