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noun Chiefly British.
the constant or permanent load on a power supply.
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Origin of base load
First recorded in 1925â30
Words nearby base load
baseless, base level, baseline, baseliner, Basel-Land, base load, Basel-Stadt, baseman, base map, basement, basement complex
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British Dictionary definitions for base load
base load
noun
the more or less constant part of the total load on an electrical power-supply systemCompare peak load
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