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weighbridge

/ˈweɪbɹɪd͡ʒ/

weighbridge noun: a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.

weighbridge: a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc
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Noun

weighbridge (plural weighbridges)

  1. (UK) a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.
    • Near-synonym: weigh station
    • A further loop siding is passed at Park House, and, just before reaching the power house, the line runs over a 20-ton Avery wagon weighbridge.1957 December, H. R. Stones, “The Hellingly Hospital Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 871
    Synonyms:
    weigh station

weighbridge meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Persian

weighbridge in Tamil

எடை மேடை, ஏந்துநிறுவை, எடைமேடை

weighbridge in Bengali

যাতে যানবাহন

weighbridge in Persian

weighing platform
باسکول bâskul

Synonyms of weighbridge

Forms of weighbridge

pluralweighbridges

Origin of weighbridge

From weigh + bridge.

Questions about weighbridge

What does weighbridge mean?
Weighbridge means a platform, flush with the roadway, having a mechanism for weighing vehicles, wagons, livestock, etc.
What is weighbridge in Tamil?
Weighbridge in Tamil is எடை மேடை, ஏந்துநிறுவை, எடைமேடை. See Weighbridge meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is weighbridge?
Weighbridge is a noun.
How do you pronounce weighbridge?
Weighbridge is pronounced /ˈweɪbɹɪd͡ʒ/.
What is the plural of weighbridge?
The plural of weighbridge is weighbridges.

Words near weighbridge in the dictionary

  1. weighbeam
  2. weighbeams
  3. weighboard
  4. weighboards
  5. weighboat
  6. weighbridge
  7. weighbridgeman
  8. weighbridgemen
  9. weighbridges
  10. weighed
  11. weighed against

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Adapted from Wiktionary: weighbridge (page history and authors); weighbridge (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); weighbridge (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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