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snow loads

snow loads is the plural of snow load.

Meaning of snow load

Noun

snow load (plural snow loads)

  1. The live load due to the weight of snow on a structure, such as a roof; included in the design calculations.
    • Four 110-ton counterweights, one in each tower, make this feat possible by reducing the effective weight to be lifted to some 25 tons; but an additional 20 tons (a very heavy snow load) can be lifted if necessary.1960 May, “Talking of Trains: The new Kingsferry Bridge”, in Trains Illustrated, page 265

Questions about snow loads

What is snow loads the plural of?
Snow loads is the plural of snow load.

Words near snow loads in the dictionary

  1. snow line
  2. snow lines
  3. snow lion
  4. snow lions
  5. snow load
  6. snow loads
  7. snow lotus
  8. snow lotuses
  9. snow machine
  10. snow machines
  11. snow melon

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