spring-loaded

[ spring-loh-did ]

/ ˈsprɪŋˈloʊ dɪd /

adjective

(of a machine part) kept normally in a certain position by a spring: a spring-loaded safety valve.

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Nearby words

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Examples from the Web for spring-loaded

The pressure element was a spring-loaded pressure plate carried around by the vane to face the wind.
The Introduction of Self-Registering Meteorological Instruments|Robert P. Multhauf