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nose weight

nose weight is the alternative form of noseweight.

Meaning of noseweight

Noun

noseweight (usually uncountable, plural noseweights)

  1. (usually) The vertical downward force that a trailer or caravan exerts on the tow vehicle's towball.
    • If a block is used, it will be necessary to drill seven or eight ¼-in. holes down from the top, almost right through, which can later be filled with lead shot for noseweight.1970, Vic Ernest Smeed (illustrator), The Pegasus Book of Model Making, page 109

Forms of nose weight

pluralnose weights

Questions about nose weight

What is nose weight the alternative form of?
Nose weight is the alternative form of noseweight.

Words near nose weight in the dictionary

  1. nose to tail
  2. nose to tails
  3. nose to the grindstone
  4. nose trimmer
  5. nose trimmers
  6. nose weight
  7. nose weights
  8. nose wheelie
  9. nose wheelies
  10. nose whistle
  11. nose whistles

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