weighbridge

[ wey-brij ]

noun

1. a platform scale that stands flush with a road and is used for weighing trucks, livestock, etc.

weighbridge

/ ˈweɪˌbrɪdʒ /

noun

1. a machine for weighing vehicles, etc, by means of a metal plate set into a road

Word History and Origins

Origin of weighbridge¹

First recorded in 1790–1800; weigh ¹ + bridge ¹

Example Sentences

Here is the weighbridge, and here great bundles of heavy-smelling fleeces are unloaded.

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