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live load

American  
[lahyv] / laɪv /

noun

Engineering.

  1. load11

live load British  
/ laɪv /

noun

  1. Also called: superload.  a variable weight on a structure, such as moving traffic on a bridge Compare dead load

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Etymology

Origin of live load

First recorded in 1865–70

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